Innovator Growth Accelerated Plus ETF - October
$39.66−0.07 (−0.17%)
- 0.79%
- $16M
- +21.9%
- 0M sh
- $39.69
- low $31.40high $40.17
The ETF.net QTOC Grade
C
Score 50 out of 100
- 3 of 8
Score 50 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.C45 out of 100Rank 3 of 7Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B64 out of 100Rank 2 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.B57 out of 100Rank 4 of 8
Our read on QTOC
CTriple the upside, single the downside. QTOC uses options to seek 3x the Nasdaq-100's move up to a cap over a one-year period that resets each October, while carrying full exposure to declines. Accelerator, not airbag.
The Fund seeks to deliver three times QQQ's upside return up to a cap, while retaining approximately one-times downside exposure over a one-year outcome period.
Why people hold it
- The 3x acceleration is measured across a full one-year outcome period, not reset daily, so there is no day-to-day compounding drift to babysit.innovatoretfs.com
- The reference asset is plain vanilla: the Nasdaq-100 via QQQ. No stock picking, no sector tilt, just an options wrapper bolted onto a widely held index.innovatoretfs.com
- At 0.79%, it prices identically to Innovator's other accelerated QQQ funds (QTAP, QTJL, QTJA). The October start month is the differentiator, not the fee.
Worth knowing
- No buffer. The 3x runs one way: up to a cap on gains, while losses pass through at roughly one-for-one with the index.innovatoretfs.com
- The stated terms belong to holders who own it from one October reset to the next. Enter mid-period and your effective cap and exposure differ from the headline.innovatoretfs.com
- Small asset base and light trading, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than on mainstream index ETFs.
QTOC Holdings
- Stocks
- 3
- 122%
- Qqq 09/30/2027 7.41 C
Sectors
- Technology58.0%
- Communication14.5%
- Consumer Discretionary11.6%
- Consumer Staples6.6%
- Health Care3.7%
- Industrials2.6%
- Utilities1.2%
- Materials1.0%
- Energy0.5%
- Financials0.2%
QTOC 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.
QTOC$12,187
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 | QTOC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +16.2% |
| 1 month | +1.6% |
| 3 months | +4.2% |
| 1 year | +21.9% |
| 3 years | +19.0% |
| 5 years | +10.1% |
| 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 | QTOC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +16.2% | |
| 2025 | +16.8% | |
| 2024 | +14.9% |
QTOC in the news
QTOC Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
QTOC Risk
- 10.7%
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.
- 1.29
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.
- −33.3%
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.
- 0.76
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
QTOC Cost
0.79%
QTOC0.79%
- 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 —
- BQTAPInnovator Growth Accelerated Plus ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +23.2%
- 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%