Category Review
Full protection funds returned 5.9% as a 17% S&P 500 year tested the cap, not the floor
Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr July
$30.270.00 (0.00%)
- 0.79%
- $193M
- +5.0%
- 47.2K sh
- low $28.70high $30.48
The ETF.net ZJUL Grade
C
Score 46 out of 100
- 20 of 39
Score 46 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.C47 out of 100Rank 26 of 39Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A86 out of 100Rank 3 of 39Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B58 out of 100Rank 3 of 13Durability
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 Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
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ZJUL$10,496
Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 | +4.1% |
| 1 month | +0.1% |
| 3 months | +0.8% |
| 1 year | +5.0% |
| 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 | +4.1% | |
| 2025 | +7.5% | |
| 2024 | +4.0% |
ZJUL in the news
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.
- 0.73
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.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
ZJUL Cost
Overpaying vs CPSL, cheapest in S&P 500 Full Protection
$13,068
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
ZJUL 0.79%
$15,174
CPSL 0.10% Cheapest
$2,106
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | ZJUL | CPSL | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,405 | $183 | $1,222 |
| 20 | $5,331 | $717 | $4,614 |
| 30 | $15,174 | $2,106 | $13,068 |
Other funds in S&P 500 Full Protection
- CCPSYCalamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF – JanuaryExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return +5.5%
- CCPSUCalamos S&P 500 Structured Alt Protection ETF – JuneExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return +4.2%
- CTJULInnovator Equity Defined Protection ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +4.6%
- CZFEBInnovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr FebruaryExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +5.3%
- CZJUNInnovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr JuneExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +4.3%
