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Innovator U.S. Small Cap Managed Floor ETF

RFLRNYSE ArcaInnovatorThis fund does not currently behave like the group it was assigned to, so its grouping is being re-reviewed. Grading pauses until the review resolves, because a letter measured against the wrong peer group would be a statement about the wrong funds.

$31.90−0.37 (−1.15%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:25 AM ET

Intraday session: down, 23 prints from 32.27 to 31.90. Range 31.86 to 32.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.32.0032.1032.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.89%
Fund size
$94M
1Y total return
+16.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.65%
Holdings
827
Avg volume · 30D
11.5K sh
52W range
low $26.70high $35.17
Launched

The ETF.net RFLR Grade

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Under classification review

This fund does not currently behave like the group it was assigned to, so its grouping is being re-reviewed. Grading pauses until the review resolves, because a letter measured against the wrong peer group would be a statement about the wrong funds.

Our read on RFLR

ETF.net Research

In short

Most small-cap downside-protection funds trade your upside away for a cap. RFLR doesn't: roughly 800 small caps, a laddered options overlay built to limit losses, and no outcome period you have to time.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term capital gains while mitigating overall market risk. It pursues uncapped participation in U.S. small-cap equities while using a laddered options overlay to limit potential losses.

Why people hold it

  • Uncapped by design. The options overlay works to soften losses without putting a ceiling on how much of a small-cap rally you keep.
  • The ladder rolls continuously instead of locking into a defined 12-month outcome window, so there is no start date to get right.
  • Real equity underneath: roughly 800 US small caps benchmarked to the Russell 2000, actively managed rather than a pile of options standing in for stocks.
  • At 0.89% it prices right at the middle of the floor-and-buffer crowd, and it sits in the upper half of that peer group overall.

Worth knowing

  • Cheaper ways to floor a Russell 2000 position exist: Calamos's CPRO charges 0.69%, but it hands you a cap in return.
  • The floor is engineered with options, not promised. It is what the overlay aims for, and option costs come out of your return.
  • Launched in 2024, still modest in size and lightly traded, so limit orders matter more here than in a mega-fund.

RFLR Performance

Launched Sep 17, 2024

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

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RFLR$11,629
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. RFLR $11,629. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 RFLR. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodRFLR
Year to date+13.5%
1 month+1.8%
3 months−2.7%
1 year+16.3%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
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 RFLR
YearReturn barRFLR
2026 YTD+13.5%
2025+11.8%
2024+2.3%

Since listing, Sep 17, 2024

RFLR in the news

RFLR Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 9, 2026.
0.65%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.21Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.07 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2024–2026

One bar per payment. 8 payments from 2024 to 2026 YTD. Dec 31, 2024 $0.07; Mar 31, 2025 $0.03; Jun 30, 2025 $0.05; Sep 30, 2025 $0.05; Dec 31, 2025 $0.06; Mar 31, 2026 $0.03; Jun 30, 2026 $0.05; Sep 30, 2026 $0.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 30, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.07
Jun 30, 2026Jul 1, 2026$0.05
Mar 31, 2026Apr 1, 2026$0.03
Dec 31, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.06
Sep 30, 2025Oct 2, 2025$0.05
Jun 30, 2025Jul 1, 2025$0.05
Mar 31, 2025Apr 1, 2025$0.03
Dec 31, 2024Jan 2, 2025$0.07

$10,000 in RFLR 1 year ago paid $73.54 in dividends.

RFLR Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.3%
Annualised · 25 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.
0.70
vs 3-month T-bills · 25 months 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.
−15.5%
25 months · trough Apr 2025
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.
0.61
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.

RFLR Cost

RFLR cost

$16,872

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

  • RFLR 0.89%

    $16,872

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • RFLR 0.89%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530RFLR $16,872

Year by year

YearRFLR
10$1,576
20$5,953
30$16,872