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Innovator Growth Accelerated Plus ETF

QTJACboeInnovatorC

$33.59−0.03 (−0.07%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

C51/ 100

Rank 3 of 8 in Nasdaq-100 Accelerated

C51/100Rank 3 of 8inNasdaq-100 Accelerated
Intraday session: down, 78 prints from 33.62 to 33.59. Range 33.59 to 34.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.33.8033.9034.0034.1010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.79%
Fund size
$26M
1Y total return
+15.6%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
3
Avg volume · 30D
9.56K sh
52W range
low $25.41high $34.63
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net QTJA Grade

Based on 4 of 6 pillars

C

Score 51 out of 100

Category
Nasdaq-100 Accelerated⁠
Rank
3 of 8
Six-pillar profile for QTJA. Scores out of 100: Cost 46, Risk 53, Mission not scored, Tradability 56, Holdings not scored, Durability 60. Strongest: Durability (60). Weakest: Cost (46). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.

Score 51 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.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 8

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 8

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 8

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    Not scored

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 8

Our read on QTJA

ETF.net Research

In short

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

  • Leans 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
  • 0.79% expense ratio, dead on the median for Innovator's accelerated lineup, so choosing the January start costs no more than the other months.
  • The 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

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

QTJA Performance

Launched Jan 1, 2022

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.Not enough history yet.
QTJA$11,555
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. QTJA $11,555. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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+13.7%
1 month−1.5%
3 months+3.6%
1 year+15.6%
3 yearsper year+17.5%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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+13.7%
2025+18.9%
2024+18.5%

QTJA in the news

QTJA Dividends

This fund pays no distributions.
No dataLast 12 months
Payout per share
No dataLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

QTJA Risk

Risk pillarC53 out of 100Rank 4 of 8 in Nasdaq-100 Accelerated
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
1.12
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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%
57 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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

QTJA Cost

Compare QTJA and QAU

Overpaying vs QAU, cheapest in Nasdaq-100 Accelerated

$9,025

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • QTJA 0.79%

    $15,174

  • QAU 0.30% Cheapest

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • QTJA 0.79%
  • QAU 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530QTJA $15,174QAU $6,149

Year by year

YearQTJAQAUOverpaying
10$1,405$545$860
20$5,331$2,113$3,218
30$15,174$6,149$9,025

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