Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated ETF
$45.45+0.01 (+0.03%)
- 0.79%
- $70M
- +16.1%
- 0M sh
- $45.43
- low $38.37high $45.52
The ETF.net XDSQ Grade
B
Score 56 out of 100
- 4 of 12
Score 56 of 100 falls in the B 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.B55 out of 100Rank 4 of 12Mission
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.D34 out of 100Rank 6 of 11Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A75 out of 100Rank 1 of 12Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B57 out of 100Rank 3 of 5Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A80 out of 100Rank 1 of 12
Our read on XDSQ
BTwice the upside of its S&P 500 reference fund up to a cap, with roughly the full downside. XDSQ runs that trade on a three-month clock, so the cap resets four times a year instead of once.
The fund seeks to deliver twice the upside performance of SPY, subject to a cap, while approximately matching SPY's downside over a quarterly outcome period.
Why people hold it
- Doubles the reference ETF's move up to a cap and tracks its losses roughly one-for-one. Built from FLEX options on the S&P 500 ETF, not borrowed money or a daily reset.innovatoretfs.comsec.gov
- The outcome period runs three months, so a fresh cap is priced off current market conditions four times a year rather than being locked in for twelve.globenewswire.cominnovatoretfs.com
- Innovator's Accelerated line pioneered multiple-upside-to-a-cap with roughly single downside exposure, and XDSQ has run the quarterly version of it since 2021.globenewswire.com
- Costs 0.79% a year, the median for its accelerated-outcome peer group and under the 0.85% on FT Vest's enhance-and-buffer funds XMAR and XJUN.
Worth knowing
- No buffer here. A fall in the S&P 500 ETF passes through roughly one-for-one, and the doubled upside stops at the cap.innovatoretfs.com
- The stated outcomes assume holding from the first day of a quarter's period to the last. Buy or sell mid-period and your effective cap and exposure differ.sec.gov
- The strategy is built on the reference ETF's price return, so S&P 500 dividends do not pass through to shareholders.sec.gov
XDSQ Holdings
- Stocks
- 4
- 104%
- VOO
Sectors
- Technology38.7%
- Financials12.0%
- Communication9.5%
- Consumer Discretionary9.3%
- Health Care9.3%
- Industrials7.8%
- Consumer Staples4.5%
- Energy3.5%
- Utilities2.0%
- Real Estate1.8%
- Materials1.7%
Geography
- United States100.00%
XDSQ Performance
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XDSQ$11,610
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 | XDSQ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +9.2% |
| 1 month | +2.0% |
| 3 months | +4.7% |
| 1 year | +16.1% |
| 3 years | +17.6% |
| 5 years | +10.7% |
| 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 | XDSQ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +9.2% | |
| 2025 | +14.2% | |
| 2024 | +23.1% | |
| 2023 | +23.0% | |
| 2022 | −16.8% | |
| 2021 | +12.8% |
XDSQ in the news
XDSQ Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
XDSQ Risk
- 10.5%
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.
- 1.17
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.
- −26.1%
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.
- 0.82
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
XDSQ Cost
0.79%
XDSQ0.79%
- The middle half of S&P 500 Accelerated funds
- Median 0.79%
3 of the 12 S&P 500 Accelerated funds charge less.
Other funds in S&P 500 Accelerated
- BXTAPInnovator U.S. Equity Accelerated Plus ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +19.8%
- BXTJAInnovator U.S. Equity Accelerated Plus ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +16.2%
- BXTOCInnovator U.S. Equity Accelerated Plus ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +17.8%
- CXUSPInnovator Uncapped Accelerated U.S. Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +20.7%
- CBFXUFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - FT Vest Laddered U.S. Equity Uncapped Accelerator ETFExpense ratio 0.10%1 year return —