Innovator Growth Accelerated Plus ETF
$53.43−0.02 (−0.04%)
- 0.79%
- $20M
- +23.2%
- 0M sh
- $53.44
- low $42.60high $53.49
The ETF.net QTAP Grade
B
Score 58 out of 100
- 2 of 8
Score 58 of 100 falls in the B 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.C46 out of 100Rank 3 of 8Mission
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.A84 out of 100Rank 1 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B56 out of 100Rank 5 of 8Holdings
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.B69 out of 100Rank 3 of 8
Our read on QTAP
BTriple QQQ's upside to a cap, roughly one-for-one on the way down, over a one-year stretch that resets each April. Leveraged-style math without a daily reset, and no buffer underneath it.
The Fund seeks to deliver three times the positive return of the Invesco QQQ Trust over the current annual outcome period, subject to a 22.80% gross cap, while approximately matching QQQ losses. It uses FLEX Options and provides no downside buffer.
Why people hold it
- Three up, one down: the options structure targets 3x QQQ's gain to a cap while tracking its decline about one-for-one across the annual outcome period.innovatoretfs.com
- Outcomes are measured over a full year rather than daily, so the structure sidesteps the compounding drift baked into daily 3x leveraged funds.innovatoretfs.com
- The 0.79% expense ratio sits right at the median for the five accelerated-upside funds in its peer group.
- One of the original Accelerated ETFs, listed April 2021, and it stands near the top of the small group of funds built this way.globenewswire.com
Worth knowing
- No buffer here. Downside exposure runs roughly one-for-one with QQQ, so a rough year in the Nasdaq-100 shows up in full.innovatoretfs.com
- The cap is set at the start of each annual period, so buying mid-period means different upside, downside and cap than the headline terms.innovatoretfs.com
- A small, thinly traded fund, which makes limit orders worth the trouble. Sibling vintages QTJL, QTOC and QTJA run the same design off other reset months.
QTAP Holdings
- Stocks
- 3
- 165%
- Qqq 03/31/2027 5.78 C
Sectors
- Technology50.7%
- Communication15.8%
- Consumer Discretionary12.5%
- Consumer Staples8.7%
- Health Care5.1%
- Industrials3.3%
- Utilities1.6%
- Materials1.3%
- Energy0.7%
- Financials0.2%
- Real Estate0.1%
QTAP Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.
QTAP$12,319
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 | QTAP |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +19.3% |
| 1 month | +1.7% |
| 3 months | +4.2% |
| 1 year | +23.2% |
| 3 years | +20.7% |
| 5 years | +13.4% |
| 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 | QTAP |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +19.3% | |
| 2025 | +19.3% | |
| 2024 | +17.4% | |
| 2023 | +43.3% | |
| 2022 | −25.9% | |
| 2021 | +15.6% |
QTAP in the news
QTAP Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
QTAP Risk
- 8.7%
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.
- 1.75
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.
- −29.4%
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.
- 0.55
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
QTAP Cost
0.79%
QTAP0.79%
- The middle half of Nasdaq-100 Accelerated funds
- Median 0.79%
2 of the 8 Nasdaq-100 Accelerated funds charge less.
Other funds in Nasdaq-100 Accelerated
- AQBQVAIM ETF Products Trust - AllianzIM Growth-100 Buffer5 ETFExpense ratio 0.74%1 year return —
- CQTOCInnovator Growth Accelerated Plus ETF - OctoberExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +21.9%
- CQTJAInnovator Growth Accelerated Plus ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +20.5%
- CQTJLInnovator Growth Accelerated Plus ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +17.6%
- CXDQQInnovator Growth Accelerated ETF - QuarterlyExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +11.6%