Innovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF
$30.91−0.22 (−0.71%)
- 0.89%
- $218M
- +9.1%
- 0.00%
- 0.1M sh
- $30.98
- low $28.69high $32.06
The ETF.net EJUL Grade
C
Score 54 out of 100
- 5 of 16
Score 54 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.D37 out of 100Rank 8 of 16Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B60 out of 100Rank 6 of 15Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A71 out of 100Rank 4 of 16Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A93 out of 100Rank 1 of 16
Our read on EJUL
CBuffered downside is easy to find on the S&P 500. EJUL does it on emerging markets: it tracks EEM up to a cap and absorbs the first 15% of losses over a 12-month outcome period that resets every July.
The Fund seeks to match the return of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF over the outcome period, subject to a stated upside cap and protection against the first 15% of losses.
Why people hold it
- The trade is written into the fund's own documents: the first 15% of EEM's decline over the outcome period is absorbed before losses reach you.innovatoretfs.com
- Emerging markets is thin ground for defined-outcome funds. Innovator's EEM-linked series (EJUL, EJAN, EBUF) is one of the few places this structure exists at all.
- Running since 2019, and a plain 1940 Act ETF: no K-1, no bank note behind it, unlike the structured products that sell the same payoff shape.innovatoretfs.com
- One of the easier funds in its buffer peer group to get in and out of, which matters in a category where trading costs can quietly eat the buffer.
Worth knowing
- Buffer and cap are designed around a full July-to-June period. Buy mid-period and you inherit whatever buffer and upside are left, not the headline terms.innovatoretfs.com
- Upside stops at the cap reset each July, so a runaway emerging markets rally leaves gains on the table. Protection is bought with ceiling.
- 0.89% a year: median for buffer funds, but many multiples of a plain emerging markets index fund. And it's built for price return, not income.
EJUL Holdings
- Stocks
- 3
- 104%
- Eem 06/30/2027 0.68 C
Sectors
- Technology44.2%
- Financials19.2%
- Consumer Discretionary7.5%
- Industrials6.0%
- Communication5.9%
- Materials5.7%
- Energy3.5%
- Health Care2.8%
- Consumer Staples2.4%
- Utilities1.8%
- Real Estate0.9%
EJUL Performance
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EJUL$10,911
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | EJUL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +5.0% |
| 1 month | −1.5% |
| 3 months | +0.9% |
| 1 year | +9.1% |
| 3 years | +11.3% |
| 5 years | +3.9% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | EJUL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +5.0% | |
| 2025 | +20.2% | |
| 2024 | +4.4% | |
| 2023 | +3.5% | |
| 2022 | −10.9% | |
| 2021 | −2.4% | |
| 2020 | +1.1% |
EJUL in the news
EJUL Dividends
- 0.00%
No distributions in the last 12 months.
Distribution history
EJUL Risk
- 7.1%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.93
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −19.8%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.39
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EJUL Cost
0.89%
EJUL0.89%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Buffer funds
- Median 0.89%
5 of the 14 Emerging Markets Buffer funds charge less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Buffer
- BEOCTInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETFExpense ratio 0.89%1 year return +15.1%
- CEJANInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF - JanuaryExpense ratio 0.89%1 year return +13.0%
- CEAPRInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF - AprilExpense ratio 0.89%1 year return +16.8%
- CEMJLCorgi ETF Trust I - Corgi Emerging Markets Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - July SeriesExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return —
- CEMJNCorgi ETF Trust I - Corgi Emerging Markets Equities 15% Structured Buffer ETF - June SeriesExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return —