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UAUG

GradeCChicago Board Options Exchange

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF - August

Buffered · Innovator · Inception 2019-08-01

$43.07−0.18 (−0.42%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:09 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 58 prints from 43.25 to 43.07. Range 42.99 to 43.25. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$43.00$43.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.79%
Fund size
$243M
1Y return
+10.1%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.00%
Holdings
6
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$42.89
52W range
low $38.70high $43.25

The ETF.net UAUG Grade

C

51/ 100

Rank 6 of 13 in S&P 500 Ultra Buffer 30%⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for UAUG. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 51, Mission not scored, Tradability 46, Holdings 59, Durability 59. Strongest: Holdings (59). Weakest: Tradability (46). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 51 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    CScore 50
    Category rank4/13 · top 31%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 51
    Category rank6/13 · top 46%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 46
    Category rank9/13 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 59
    Category rank2/7 · top 29%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 59
    Category rank6/13 · top 46%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

UAUG Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
6
Top-10 weight
104%
Largest holding
VOO100.5%

Sectors

Geography

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF100.55%346,655$247M57
002—VOO 07/30/2027 652.32 P2.68%3,540$7M1
003—US BANK MMDA - USBGFS 9 09/01/20370.26%638,676$639K161
004—VOO 07/30/2027 714.1 C0.16%72$394K1

Showing 1–4 of 4 holdings

UAUG Performance

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

UAUG$11,014
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. UAUG $11,014. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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 UAUG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodUAUG
Year to date+8.3%
1 month+0.8%
3 months+3.0%
1 year+10.1%
3 years+14.6%per year
5 years+8.6%per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, 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 UAUG
YearReturn barUAUG
2026 YTD+8.3%
2025+12.4%
2024+15.5%
2023+17.7%
2022−10.8%
2021+4.9%
2020+8.0%

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UAUG 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 Sep 22, 2026.
0.00%Last 12 months
Payout per share
NoneLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

Distribution history

Payments through 2019

One bar per payment. 1 payment in 2019. Nov 19, 2019 $0.21. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2019
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 19, 2019Nov 21, 2019$0.21

UAUG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
7.0%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
1.19
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−13.9%
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.
0.53
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.

UAUG Cost

Expense ratio0.79%
  • The middle half of S&P 500 Ultra Buffer 30% funds
  • Median 0.79%

1 of the 13 S&P 500 Ultra Buffer 30% funds charge less.

UAUG costs $79.00 a year on $10,000. The median S&P 500 Ultra Buffer 30% fund costs $79.00.