Category Review
Full protection funds returned 5.9% as a 17% S&P 500 year tested the cap, not the floor
Innovator ETFs Trust - Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr July
$30.47+0.03 (+0.10%)
- 0.79%
- $196M
- +6.0%
- 0M sh
- $30.46
- low $28.69high $30.48
The ETF.net ZJUL Grade
C
Score 49 out of 100
- 14 of 39
Score 49 of 100 falls in the C 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.B55 out of 100Rank 11 of 38Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A90 out of 100Rank 1 of 39Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B58 out of 100Rank 3 of 12Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A86 out of 100Rank 4 of 39
ZJUL Holdings
- Stocks
- 4
- 105%
- 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%
ZJUL Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
ZJUL$10,596
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 | ZJUL |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +4.6% |
| 1 month | +0.6% |
| 3 months | +1.3% |
| 1 year | +6.0% |
| 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 | ZJUL |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +4.6% | |
| 2025 | +7.5% | |
| 2024 | +4.0% |
ZJUL in the news
Week in Funds
ZOCT paid its cap, then reset at 9.43%
ZJUL Dividends
No distributions in the last 12 months.
ZJUL Risk
- 3.3%
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.
- 0.79
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.
- −5.5%
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.
- 0.24
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ZJUL Cost
0.79%
ZJUL0.79%
- 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.
Other funds in S&P 500 Full Protection
- CCPSUCalamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF – JuneExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return +5.2%
- CJAJLInnovator Equity Defined Protection ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +6.2%
- CCPSFCalamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF – FebruaryExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return +6.5%
- CCPSRCalamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF – MarchExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return +6.2%
- CCPSYCalamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF – JanuaryExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return +6.4%