Innovator Intl Developed Power Buffer ETF
$30.43+0.06 (+0.18%)
- 0.85%
- $104M
- +5.7%
- 0M sh
- $30.34
- low $28.29high $31.47
The ETF.net IMAR Grade
C
Score 41 out of 100
- 19 of 26
Score 41 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.D38 out of 100Rank 11 of 26Mission
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.D27 out of 100Rank 24 of 25Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B56 out of 100Rank 14 of 26Holdings
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.B67 out of 100Rank 10 of 26
Our read on IMAR
CBuffered ETFs are almost always an S&P 500 story. IMAR runs the same playbook overseas: EAFE developed-market stocks, the first 15% of losses absorbed, upside capped, resetting every March.
The Fund seeks to track the return of the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF, subject to a predetermined upside cap, while protecting against the first 15% of losses over the current outcome period.
Why people hold it
- The floor is written into the prospectus, not implied: the fund aims to absorb the first 15% of its EAFE reference ETF's losses over each one-year outcome period.innovatoretfs.com
- Defined-outcome exposure to foreign developed stocks is a thin shelf, and Innovator runs a full monthly ladder (IAPR, IMAY, IJUL and siblings) so the reset month is your choice.
- At 0.85% it sits right at the median for buffered EAFE funds and below the 0.90% charged by siblings like YMAR and YSEP.
- Execution is a strong point: it changes hands more cleanly than most funds in its group, which matters when you may need to enter or exit mid-period.
Worth knowing
- The cap is the price of the floor. A new one is set each March, and once the reference ETF's gains hit it, that's the ceiling for the period.
- Buy mid-period and you get whatever cap and buffer remain, not the headline 15%. The stated terms apply to investors who hold from one March reset to the next.innovatoretfs.com
- Launched in 2024, so there's limited history, and the strategy hasn't been an income payer. Any return shows up as price movement.
IMAR Holdings
- Stocks
- 3
- 101%
- Efa 02/26/2027 1.05 C
IMAR Performance
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IMAR$10,571
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 | IMAR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +1.7% |
| 1 month | −2.2% |
| 3 months | −0.6% |
| 1 year | +5.7% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 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 | IMAR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +1.7% | |
| 2025 | +18.9% | |
| 2024 | −0.8% |
IMAR in the news
Week in Funds
ZOCT paid its cap, then reset at 9.43%
IMAR Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
IMAR Risk
- 7.2%
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.
- 0.38
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.
- −9.0%
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.
- 0.32
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
IMAR Cost
0.85%
IMAR0.85%
- The middle half of Developed International Buffer 15% funds
- Median 0.85%
10 of the 26 Developed International Buffer 15% funds charge less.
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