Innovator Growth Accelerated Plus ETF
$44.00−0.10 (−0.23%)
- 0.79%
- $28M
- +17.6%
- 0M sh
- $44.10
- low $37.10high $44.61
The ETF.net QTJL Grade
C
Score 46 out of 100
- 5 of 8
Score 46 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 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.C44 out of 100Rank 5 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C41 out of 100Rank 6 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.A71 out of 100Rank 2 of 8
Our read on QTJL
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.
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
- Stocks
- 3
- 116%
- Qqq 06/30/2027 7.38 C
Sectors
- Technology60.1%
- Communication12.7%
- Consumer Discretionary10.1%
- Consumer Staples5.7%
- Industrials5.1%
- Health Care3.8%
- Utilities1.0%
- Materials0.9%
- Energy0.5%
- Financials0.2%
QTJL Performance
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QTJL$11,757
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 | QTJL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.1% |
| 1 month | +4.7% |
| 3 months | +5.2% |
| 1 year | +17.6% |
| 3 years | +20.1% |
| 5 years | +11.1% |
| 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 | QTJL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.1% | |
| 2025 | +21.1% | |
| 2024 | +16.5% | |
| 2023 | +42.4% | |
| 2022 | −30.2% | |
| 2021 | +9.3% |
QTJL in the news
QTJL Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
QTJL Risk
- 11.9%
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.
- 1.28
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.
- −33.4%
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.
- 0.79
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
QTJL Cost
0.79%
QTJL0.79%
- The middle half of Nasdaq-100 Accelerated funds
- Median 0.79%
2 of the 8 Nasdaq-100 Accelerated funds charge less.
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- BQTAPInnovator Growth Accelerated Plus ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +23.2%
- 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%
- CXDQQInnovator Growth Accelerated ETF - QuarterlyExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +11.6%
- FARKIARK ETF Trust - ARK DIET Q2 Buffer ETFExpense ratio 0.89%1 year return —