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UOCT

GradeCChicago Board Options Exchange

Innovator U.S. Equity Ultra Buffer ETF October

Buffered · Innovator · Inception 2018-10-01

$42.27−0.01 (−0.02%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:06 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 33 prints from 42.28 to 42.27. Range 42.24 to 42.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$42.24$42.26$42.28$42.3010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.79%
Fund size
$178M
1Y return
+10.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.00%
Holdings
6
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$42.24
52W range
low $37.72high $42.36

The ETF.net UOCT Grade

C

48/ 100

Rank 10 of 13 in S&P 500 Ultra Buffer 30%⁠

Confidence Low

Six-pillar profile for UOCT. Scores out of 100: Cost 50, Risk 43, Mission not scored, Tradability 46, Holdings not scored, Durability 69. Strongest: Durability (69). Weakest: Risk (43). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 48 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 rank12/13 · bottom quartile

  • 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 43
    Category rank10/13 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    CScore 46
    Category rank8/13 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    Not scored
    —

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 69
    Category rank3/13 · top 23%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 4 of 6 pillars

UOCT Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 10:01 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
6
Top-10 weight
105%
Largest holding
4SPY US 09/30/26 C6.65 FLX104.5%

Sectors

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—4SPY US 09/30/26 C6.65 FLX104.49%2,435$187M1
002—US BANK MMDA - USBGFS 9 09/01/20370.31%555,833$556K161
003—4SPY US 09/30/26 P632.87 FLX<0.01%2,435$7K1

Showing 1–3 of 3 holdings

UOCT Performance

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

UOCT$11,036
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. UOCT $11,036. 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 UOCT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodUOCT
Year to date+8.3%
1 month+0.8%
3 months+3.0%
1 year+10.4%
3 years+11.7%per year
5 years+8.7%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 UOCT
YearReturn barUOCT
2026 YTD+8.3%
2025+10.7%
2024+9.0%
2023+18.7%
2022−4.3%
2021+5.8%
2020+8.0%

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UOCT 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 $0.58. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2019
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 19, 2019Nov 21, 2019$0.58

UOCT Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.8%
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.
1.13
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.
−9.2%
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.
0.41
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.

UOCT 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.

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