OCT - VanEck U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October
An actively managed ETF that employs a defined outcome strategy based on the performance of an ETF tracking the S&P 500 Index. The fund seeks to provide investors with returns that match the price return of the underlying ETF up to a predetermined cap, while providing a buffer against the first tier of losses over a one-year outcome period. It invests in FLEX Options to achieve its objective, and the cap and buffer are reset annually.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market Cap
- $617,202
- Beta
- 0.00
- 52-Week Range
- 30.51-32.83
- IPO Date
- Oct 1, 2026
- Exchange
- AMEX
OCT Options Snapshot
Options pricing data for OCT is refreshed daily after the close. When listed contracts exist, this page surfaces the latest at-the-money implied volatility, max pain strike, dealer gamma exposure (GEX), and 25-delta skew. Listed contracts and live snapshots appear once the options chain has been published by the exchange for the most recent session.
What This Page Covers
The OCT overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure.
OCT fund facts: expense ratio 0.50%, assets under management $618.7K, NAV $30.93 as of the data source's update on Oct 8, 2026, launched Sep 30, 2026, issued by VanEck. See the OCT holdings.
Frequently asked OCT overview questions
- What is OCT?
- OCT is the ticker symbol for VanEck U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October, an listed exchange-traded fund. An actively managed ETF that employs a defined outcome strategy based on the performance of an ETF tracking the S&P 500 Index. The fund seeks to provide investors with returns that match the price return of the underlying ETF up to a predetermined cap, while providing a buffer against the first tier of losses over a one-year outcome period. Listed on AMEX. OCT is the ETF ticker shown on this page; ETF traders use the fund for diversified exposure to its underlying basket, for sector and factor rotation, and for hedging or replication strategies via the listed options chain.
- What are OCT's key statistics?
- VanEck U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October (OCT) carries a market capitalization of $617,202, 52-week range of 30.51-32.83. Full holdings disclosure, expense ratio, and tracking-error history live on the per-ticker fundamentals page or the sponsor's site; daily NAV and premium/discount-to-NAV are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the ETF options market prices implied volatility relative to its constituents.
- What sector or industry does OCT belong to?
- VanEck U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October operates in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare OCT's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the OCT data on this page?
- Options snapshots refresh after each trading session; if no snapshot is currently posted for OCT, it usually reflects low options liquidity or a recently listed name. Fund-level fields (sponsor, expense ratio, holdings concentration where available) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. ETF-specific filings (N-CSR, N-PX, N-CEN) update on the SEC EDGAR cadence. FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence; for ETFs the off-exchange volume signal is dominated by authorized-participant creation and redemption rather than directional flow.