Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF
$26.920.00 (0.00%)
- 0.79%
- $11M
- +5.2%
- 0M sh
- $26.93
- low $25.40high $26.92
The ETF.net TAPR Grade
D
Score 30 out of 100
- 36 of 39
Score 30 of 100 falls in the D 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.F21 out of 100Rank 23 of 39Mission
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.C41 out of 100Rank 31 of 38Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D32 out of 100Rank 27 of 39Holdings
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.C47 out of 100Rank 27 of 39
Our read on TAPR
DInnovator's maximalist take on the buffer trade: a two-year term that aims to shield 100% of SPY's downside before fees, with upside stopped at a cap fixed the day the period starts.
The Fund seeks to track SPY's return subject to a cap while providing a 100% downside buffer over the two-year outcome period, before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- No partial cushion here. The stated goal is protection against 100% of SPY's decline across the outcome period running to March 31, 2027, before fees and expenses.innovatoretfs.com
- The cap is set at the start of the two-year term, so the bargain (full downside covered, upside stopped at a defined level) is known going in rather than discovered later.innovatoretfs.com
- It's a registered 1940 Act fund built from an options package on SPY, so the outcome doesn't ride on a single bank's balance sheet the way a structured note does.innovatoretfs.com
Worth knowing
- At 0.79% a year, it costs more than the 0.69% charged by the Calamos protection lineup (CPSM, CPSA, CPST) chasing the same S&P 500 exposure.
- The stated outcomes apply to shares held from the start of the period through March 31, 2027. Buy or sell in between and you get whatever the options package is worth that day.innovatoretfs.com
- Small and thinly traded next to its peers, so bid-ask spreads deserve a look. It also hasn't paid distributions, meaning any return shows up in the share price.
TAPR Holdings
- Stocks
- 3
- 124%
- 4SPY Us 03/31/27 C10.07 Flx
Sectors
- Technology40.1%
- Financials11.3%
- Communication9.9%
- Health Care9.4%
- Consumer Discretionary8.7%
- Industrials7.6%
- Consumer Staples4.4%
- Energy3.4%
- Utilities1.9%
- Real Estate1.7%
- Materials1.6%
TAPR Performance
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TAPR$10,524
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 | TAPR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +4.0% |
| 1 month | +0.5% |
| 3 months | +1.5% |
| 1 year | +5.2% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 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 | TAPR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +4.0% | |
| 2025 | +6.5% |
TAPR in the news
TAPR Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
TAPR Risk
- 2.3%
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.
- 1.19
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.
- −2.6%
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.
- 0.18
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
TAPR Cost
0.79%
TAPR0.79%
- The middle half of S&P 500 Full Protection funds
- Median 0.69%
20 of the 27 S&P 500 Full Protection funds charge less.
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- CZJUNInnovator ETFs Trust - Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr JuneExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +5.2%
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- CHMAYCorgi ETF Trust I - Corgi U.S. Equities 100% Structured Buffer ETF - May SeriesExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return —
- CMAYCCorgi ETF Trust I - Corgi U.S. Equities 10% Structured Buffer ETF - May SeriesExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return —
- CZMARInnovator ETFs Trust - Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr MarchExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +6.4%