About this ETF
The Innovator U.S. Equity 5 to 15 Buffer ETF (EALT) aims to replicate the performance of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) up to a defined maximum return. It simultaneously provides a specific level of downside protection, meaning investors will incur the initial 5% of any losses in SPY, but the ETF will absorb any further losses up to a total decline of 15%. This arrangement for both capped gains and buffered losses resets at the end of every three-month period, allowing investors to hold the fund for an unlimited duration.
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 | +1.48% | +2.61% | +7.12% | +4.82% | +6.42% | +12.67% | — | — | +12.99% |
| Total return | +1.48% | +2.61% | +7.12% | +4.82% | +6.42% | +12.67% | — | — | +12.99% |
* 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 | 0.69% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $69.00 |
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. 8 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | VOO | 100.22% | 264.51K | $189.3M |
| 2 | VOO 12/31/2026 665.82 P | — | 0.87% | 2.66K | $1.6M |
| 3 | VOO 12/31/2026 707.87 C | — | 0.02% | 13 | $34.7K |
| 4 | US BANK MMDA - USBGFS 9 09/01/2037 | — | 0.01% | 26.93K | $26.9K |
| 5 | Cash & Other | — | 0.01% | 13.59K | $13.6K |
| 6 | VOO 12/31/2026 707.87 P | — | -0.01% | -13 | -$17.9K |
| 7 | VOO 12/31/2026 595.73 P | — | -0.32% | -2.66K | -$601.4K |
| 8 | VOO 12/31/2026 749.85 C | — | -0.80% | -2.66K | -$1.5M |
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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 | — | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | — | Last payment | — |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
No distributions in our database for this fund; it may not pay them, or history has not loaded yet.
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 7.81% / 9.79% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.601 / 0.93 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -6.66% / -14.76% | Sortino 1Y | 0.881 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.601 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.839 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 5.33% | 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 | 9.95K | Average volume | 22.07K |
| AUM | $188.0M | Premium/Discount | +0.35% |
| 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 | -$538.5K | -0.29% | $188.5M → $188.0M |
| 1 Month | $9.1M | +5.15% | $176.7M → $188.0M |
| 1 Week | $6.0M | +3.32% | $180.9M → $188.0M |
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.
Latest News for EALT
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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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