About this ETF
Innovator's U.S. Equity Buffer ETF aims to largely replicate the performance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), albeit with returns capped at a predefined maximum level. Simultaneously, it provides investors with a buffer, safeguarding them from the first 9% of losses experienced within its specific outcome period. This ETF is suitable for long-term holding, as its protective and cap characteristics reset approximately annually at the conclusion of each outcome period.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +2.55% | +4.53% | +12.73% | +13.07% | +14.93% | +15.89% | +11.07% | — | +10.77% |
| Total return | +2.55% | +4.53% | +12.73% | +13.07% | +14.93% | +15.89% | +11.07% | — | +10.80% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.79% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $79.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Oct 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 507 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA Corp | NVDA | 8.18% | 109.50K | $25.1M |
| 2 | Apple Inc | AAPL | 7.24% | 66.03K | $22.2M |
| 3 | Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 5.85% | 33.60K | $18.0M |
| 4 | SPY 09/30/2027 762.65 P | — | 4.37% | 4.00K | $13.4M |
| 5 | Amazon.com Inc | AMZN | 3.80% | 44.41K | $11.7M |
| 6 | Alphabet Inc | GOOGL | 3.04% | 26.55K | $9.3M |
| 7 | Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 2.53% | 21.53K | $7.8M |
| 8 | Alphabet Inc | GOOG | 2.44% | 21.51K | $7.5M |
| 9 | Meta Platforms Inc | META | 2.34% | 9.98K | $7.2M |
| 10 | Micron Technology Inc | MU | 1.71% | 5.11K | $5.3M |
| 11 | Tesla Inc | TSLA | 1.59% | 12.75K | $4.9M |
| 12 | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | AMD | 1.46% | 7.39K | $4.5M |
| 13 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | BRK-B | 1.41% | 8.43K | $4.3M |
| 14 | Eli Lilly & Co | LLY | 1.39% | 3.62K | $4.3M |
| 15 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | JPM | 1.36% | 12.53K | $4.2M |
| 16 | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp | XOM | 1.02% | 18.60K | $3.1M |
| 17 | Visa Inc | V | 0.97% | 7.71K | $3.0M |
| 18 | Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 0.93% | 10.90K | $2.9M |
| 19 | Intel Corp | INTC | 0.77% | 22.48K | $2.4M |
| 20 | Walmart Inc | WMT | 0.73% | 20.16K | $2.2M |
| 21 | AbbVie Inc | ABBV | 0.72% | 8.00K | $2.2M |
| 22 | Palantir Technologies Inc | PLTR | 0.71% | 10.41K | $2.2M |
| 23 | Mastercard Inc | MA | 0.70% | 3.66K | $2.2M |
| 24 | Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 0.69% | 17.83K | $2.1M |
| 25 | Costco Wholesale Corp | COST | 0.62% | 2.01K | $1.9M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | — | Paid (last 12 months) | — |
| Frequency | Irregular | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Nov 19, 2019 | Last payment | $0.0530 (Nov 21, 2019) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2019 | Nov 20, 2019 | Nov 21, 2019 | $0.0530 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 8.22% / 9.71% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.65 / 1.27 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -6.08% / -13.62% | Sortino 1Y | 2.52 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.609 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.973 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 5.38% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Oct 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 11.17K | Average volume | 17.86K |
| AUM | $303.2M | Premium/Discount | +0.40% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$827.6K | -0.27% | $304.0M → $303.2M |
| 1 Month | $9.3M | +3.24% | $287.4M → $303.2M |
| 1 Week | $13.0M | +4.52% | $287.8M → $303.2M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source; review them before investing.
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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