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QTJA

GradeCChicago Board Options Exchange

Innovator Growth Accelerated Plus ETF

Accelerated Upside · Innovator · Inception 2022-01-01 · SEC filings

$34.31−0.08 (−0.23%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:24 PM EDT

History starts Jan 3, 2022.
Intraday session: down, 42 prints from 34.39 to 34.31. Range 34.30 to 34.39. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$34.36$34.4010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.79%
Fund size
$29M
1Y return
+19.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
—
Holdings
5
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$34.10
52W range
low $27.34high $34.40

The ETF.net QTJA Grade

C

47/ 100

Rank 5 of 8 in Nasdaq-100 Accelerated⁠

Confidence Low

Six-pillar profile for QTJA. Scores out of 100: Cost 46, Risk 46, Mission not scored, Tradability 48, Holdings not scored, Durability 62. Strongest: Durability (62). Weakest: Risk (46). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 47 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    CScore 46
    Category rank4/8 · top 50%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 46
    Category rank3/7 · top 43%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 48
    Category rank5/8 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    Not scored
    —

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 62
    Category rank4/8 · top 50%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 4 of 6 pillars

Our read on QTJA

ETF.net Research

CTriple the upside of the Invesco QQQ Trust up to a cap, with losses passed through roughly one-for-one, measured over a one-year period that resets each January. Innovator runs the same playbook on four start months; this one holds the January seat.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks triple the upside return of QQQ, subject to a cap, while approximately matching QQQ's losses over the annual outcome period.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Leans into risk instead of away from it: aims for 3x the reference fund's upside to a cap over the annual period, with the trade-off spelled out in the objective.innovatoretfs.com
  2. 020.79% expense ratio, dead on the median for Innovator's accelerated lineup, so choosing the January start costs no more than the other months.
  3. 03The same structure runs on four start months (QTJA, QTAP, QTJL, QTOC), so entry points can be staggered rather than hinging on one January cap.

Worth knowing

  1. 01No buffer. Losses approximately match the reference fund's, so the acceleration only works in one direction.
  2. 02The tripled-upside-and-cap math is measured over the full annual outcome period; coming in mid-period means different exposure than a fresh start.
  3. 03Small and thinly traded, which tends to mean wider bid-ask spreads than mainstream index funds.

QTJA Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
5
Top-10 weight
144%
Largest holding
QQQ 12/31/2026 6.16 C103.9%

Sectors

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—QQQ 12/31/2026 6.16 C103.93%413$30M1
002—QQQ 12/31/2026 614.31 C39.21%826$11M1
003—US BANK MMDA - USBGFS 9 09/01/20370.38%111,314$111K161

Showing 1–3 of 3 holdings

QTJA Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

QTJA$11,922
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. QTJA $11,922. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,326$10,720$12,114Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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.

Trailing total return for QTJA. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodQTJA
Year to date+15.4%
1 month+2.4%
3 months+4.5%
1 year+19.2%
3 years+18.4%per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for QTJA
YearReturn barQTJA
2026 YTD+15.4%
2025+18.9%
2024+18.5%

QTJA in the news

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QTJA Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

QTJA Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.15
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−35.4%
56 months · trough Dec 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.66
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

QTJA Cost

Expense ratio0.79%
  • The middle half of Nasdaq-100 Accelerated funds
  • Median 0.79%

2 of the 8 Nasdaq-100 Accelerated funds charge less.

QTJA costs $79.00 a year on $10,000. The median Nasdaq-100 Accelerated fund costs $79.00.