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Innovator Growth Accelerated Plus ETF

QTJLCboeInnovatorC

$40.13−0.68 (−1.67%)

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

C49/ 100

Rank 5 of 8 in Nasdaq-100 Accelerated

C49/100Rank 5 of 8inNasdaq-100 Accelerated
Intraday session: down, 78 prints from 40.81 to 40.13. Range 40.13 to 41.35. Use the arrow keys to read each point.40.5041.0041.2510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.79%
Fund size
$26M
1Y total return
+5.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
3
Avg volume · 30D
6.4K sh
52W range
low $37.10high $44.61
Launched

The ETF.net QTJL Grade

Based on 4 of 6 pillars

C

Score 49 out of 100

Category
Nasdaq-100 Accelerated⁠
Rank
5 of 8
Six-pillar profile for QTJL. Scores out of 100: Cost 46, Risk 40, Mission not scored, Tradability 58, Holdings not scored, Durability 67. Strongest: Durability (67). Weakest: Risk (40). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.

Score 49 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.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 8

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B58 out of 100
    Rank 4 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.
    B67 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 8

Our read on QTJL

ETF.net Research

In short

CLeverage without the buffer. QTJL aims for three times QQQ's upside over a roughly one-year outcome period, up to a cap, while declines pass through about one-for-one. It's the July-dated member of Innovator's accelerated lineup.

Stated mandate

The ETF seeks to deliver three times QQQ’s upside over an approximately one-year outcome period, subject to a cap, while retaining roughly one-for-one downside exposure. It can reset for successive periods and may be held indefinitely.

Why people hold it

  • Triple upside without the daily reset: the 3x applies to QQQ's move across the full outcome period, not compounded day by day the way daily leveraged funds work.innovatoretfs.com
  • The leverage is packaged as options inside a standard 1940 Act fund, so there's no margin account to maintain and no financing call to manage.innovatoretfs.com
  • Built to roll: when the outcome period ends, a fresh cap is struck and the fund continues, so it can be held across successive periods rather than maturing.innovatoretfs.com
  • At 0.79%, it prices in line with the rest of Innovator's accelerated funds, so the decision is about structure and start month, not the fee.

Worth knowing

  • The acceleration runs one way. QQQ's declines come through roughly one-for-one with no buffer underneath, so the tripled upside is paid for with full downside.innovatoretfs.com
  • Cap and multiple are struck for a whole period: buying partway through changes the payoff you get, and the next period's cap isn't knowable in advance.innovatoretfs.com
  • A small fund that trades thinly, so spreads can run wider than mainstream index ETFs, and it hasn't been a source of income distributions.

QTJL Holdings

Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
3
Top-10 weight
107%
Largest holding
Qqq 06/30/2027 7.38 C96.4%

Sectors

  • Technology60.1%
  • Communication12.7%
  • Consumer Discretionary10.1%
  • Consumer Staples5.7%
  • Industrials5.1%
  • Health Care3.8%
  • Utilities1.0%
  • Materials0.9%
  • Energy0.5%
  • Financials0.2%

Geography

  • United States97.28%
  • Canada1.06%
  • Netherlands0.86%
  • Brazil0.36%
  • China0.23%
  • United Kingdom0.21%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataQqq 06/30/2027 7.38 C96.36%361$24.6M1
2No dataQqq 06/30/2027 736.4 C10.82%722$2.76M1
3No dataUs Bank Mmda - Usbgfs 9 09/01/20370.30%75,320$75.3K163

Showing 1–3 of 3 holdings

QTJL Performance

Launched Jul 1, 2021

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.
QTJL$10,515
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. QTJL $10,515. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 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 QTJL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodQTJL
Year to date+3.8%
1 month−6.3%
3 months+1.2%
1 year+5.2%
3 yearsper year+18.8%
5 yearsper year+8.2%
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 QTJL
YearReturn barQTJL
2026 YTD+3.8%
2025+21.1%
2024+16.5%
2023+42.4%
2022−30.2%
2021+9.3%

Since listing, Jul 1, 2021

QTJL in the news

QTJL Dividends

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

No distributions in the last 12 months.

QTJL Risk

Risk pillarC40 out of 100Rank 5 of 8 in Nasdaq-100 Accelerated
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.6%
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.
1.08
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.
−33.4%
Trough Oct 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.
0.79
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.

QTJL Cost

Compare QTJL 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.

  • QTJL 0.79%

    $15,174

  • QAU 0.30% Cheapest

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • QTJL 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$20K051015202530QTJL $15,174QAU $6,149

Year by year

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

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