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ARKT vs EJUL

ARK DIET Q4 Buffer ETF

ARKTFCboe

Innovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF

EJULBNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

EJUL −0.55pt a year

ARKT1.44%EJUL0.89%

Avg volume · 30D

EJUL 217.4×the volume

ARKT257EJUL55.9K

ARKT vs EJUL Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

−8.9%ARKT+1.3%EJUL

Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. ARKT −8.9%. EJUL +1.3%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−15%−5%5%10%Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
ARKT 1.44%
EJUL 0.89%, better
Fund size
ARKT $2M
EJUL $210M
1Y total return
ARKT −8.9%
EJUL +1.3%, better
Yield (12M)
ARKT No data
EJUL 0.00%
Holdings
ARKT 4
EJUL 3
Avg volume (30D)
ARKT 257 sh
EJUL 55.9K sh, better
NAV per share
ARKT $18.83
EJUL $29.60
52W range

ETF.net Grade

ARKT: Cost 0, Risk 29, Mission not scored, Tradability 20, Holdings 44, Durability 35. EJUL: Cost 47, Risk 55, Mission not scored, Tradability 73, Holdings not scored, Durability 93.
Pillar letters and Scores for ARKT, EJUL, with each pillar’s weight
PillarARKTEJUL
Cost30% weightF0C47Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightD29B55Higher
Tradability15% weightF20A73Higher
Holdings10% weightC44Not scored
Durability5% weightD35A93Higher

Rank among Emerging Markets Buffer funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. ARKT and EJUL are both graded against the same 14 Emerging Markets Buffer funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Emerging Markets Buffer⁠

Category · 14 funds
See all 14 ›

EJUL ranks 4th and ARKT 14th of 14 funds in the Emerging Markets Buffer Category.

  1. Rank 1BEBUFInnovator Emerging Markets 10 Buffer ETFScore 62
  2. Rank 1BEOCTInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETFScore 62
  3. Rank 3BEJANInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF - JanuaryScore 61
  4. Rank 4BEJULInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETFScore 58
  5. Rank 5CEAPRInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF - AprilScore 54
  6. Rank 13DTJUNFT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - JuneScore 35
  7. Rank 14FARKTARK DIET Q4 Buffer ETFScore 14

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ARKTFARK DIET Q4 Buffer ETF

EJULBInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF

In short

ARKT No data

EJUL Buffered downside is easy to find on the S&P 500. EJUL does it on emerging markets: it tracks EEM up to a cap and absorbs the first 15% of losses over a 12-month outcome period that resets every July.

Stated mandate

ARKT No data

EJUL The Fund seeks to match the return of the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF over the outcome period, subject to a stated upside cap and protection against the first 15% of losses.

Why people hold it

ARKT No data

  • EJUL The trade is written into the fund's own documents: the first 15% of EEM's decline over the outcome period is absorbed before losses reach you.innovatoretfs.com
  • Emerging markets is thin ground for defined-outcome funds. Innovator's EEM-linked series (EJUL, EJAN, EBUF) is one of the few places this structure exists at all.
  • Running since 2019, and a plain 1940 Act ETF: no K-1, no bank note behind it, unlike the structured products that sell the same payoff shape.innovatoretfs.com
  • One of the easier funds in its buffer peer group to get in and out of, which matters in a category where trading costs can quietly eat the buffer.

Worth knowing

ARKT No data

  • EJUL Buffer and cap are designed around a full July-to-June period. Buy mid-period and you inherit whatever buffer and upside are left, not the headline terms.innovatoretfs.com
  • Upside stops at the cap reset each July, so a runaway emerging markets rally leaves gains on the table. Protection is bought with ceiling.
  • 0.89% a year: median for buffer funds, but many multiples of a plain emerging markets index fund. And it's built for price return, not income.

Full ARKT profile⁠

Full EJUL profile⁠

ARKT vs EJUL Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

ARKT vs EJUL Cost

Overpaying ARKT vs EJUL

$8,554

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ARKT 1.44%

    $25,426

  • EJUL 0.89%

    $16,872

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ARKT 1.44%
  • EJUL 0.89%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$10K$20K$30K051015202530ARKT $25,426EJUL $16,872

Year by year

YearARKTEJULOverpaying
10$2,493$1,576$917
20$9,186$5,953$3,233
30$25,426$16,872$8,554

Expense ratio

  • 1.44%ARKT
  • 0.89%EJUL, cheaper
  • Middle half of Emerging Markets Buffer funds
  • Median 0.89%

EJUL 5th cheapest of 14 funds

ARKT 14th cheapest of 14 funds

ARKT vs EJUL Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026
Yield (12M)
ARKT No data
EJUL 0.00%
Payout (12M)
ARKT No data
EJUL None
Last payment
ARKT $0.05
EJUL No data
Ex-dividend
ARKT Dec 26, 2025
EJUL No data
Frequency
ARKT Irregular
EJUL No data

Distribution history

Per share, 2019 to 2026, same scale for both

ARKTIrregular · 1 paymentAll ARKT payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Dec 26, 2025 $0.05. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.10202020232026YTD
EJUL1 paymentAll EJUL payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Nov 19, 2019 $0.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.10202020232026YTD

ARKT vs EJUL Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
ARKT 16.3%since Nov 2025EJUL 7.8%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
ARKT −0.66since Nov 2025EJUL 0.73
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
ARKT −18.8%since Oct 2025EJUL −19.5%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
ARKT 0.77EJUL 0.39

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