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EJUL vs TDEC

Innovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF

EJULBNYSE Arca

FT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - December

TDECCCboe

Overlap

Expense ratio

EJUL −0.06pt a year

EJUL0.89%TDEC0.95%

Avg volume · 30D

EJUL 17.4×the volume

EJUL55.9KTDEC3.21K

EJUL vs TDEC Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+1.1%EJUL+11.8%TDEC

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. EJUL +1.1%. TDEC +11.8%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.5%15%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
EJUL 0.89%, better
TDEC 0.95%
Fund size
EJUL $210M
TDEC $15M
1Y total return
EJUL +1.1%
TDEC +11.8%, better
Yield (12M)
EJUL 0.00%
TDEC No data
Holdings
EJUL 3
TDEC 3
Avg volume (30D)
EJUL 55.9K sh, better
TDEC 3.21K sh
NAV per share
EJUL $29.60
TDEC $26.43
52W range

ETF.net Grade

EJUL: Cost 47, Risk 58, Mission not scored, Tradability 73, Holdings not scored, Durability 93. TDEC: Cost 17, Risk 73, Mission not scored, Tradability 63, Holdings not scored, Durability 71.
Pillar letters and Scores for EJUL, TDEC, with each pillar’s weight
PillarEJULTDEC
Cost30% weightC47HigherF17
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightB58A73Higher
Tradability15% weightA73HigherB63
Holdings10% weightNot scoredNot scored
Durability5% weightA93HigherA71

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

Emerging Markets Buffer⁠

Category · 14 funds
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EJUL ranks 4th and TDEC 6th of 14 funds in the Emerging Markets Buffer Category.

  1. Rank 1BEBUFInnovator Emerging Markets 10 Buffer ETFScore 62
  2. Rank 2BEJANInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF - JanuaryScore 61
  3. Rank 2BEOCTInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETFScore 61
  4. Rank 4BEJULInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETFScore 58
  5. Rank 5CEAPRInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF - AprilScore 54
  6. Rank 6CTDECFT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - DecemberScore 44
  7. Rank 7CTMARFT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - MarchScore 43

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EJULBInnovator Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF

TDECCFT Vest Emerging Markets Buffer ETF - December

In short

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.

TDEC No data

Stated mandate

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.

TDEC No data

Why people hold it

  • 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.

TDEC No data

Worth knowing

  • 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.

TDEC No data

Full EJUL profile⁠

Full TDEC profile⁠

EJUL vs TDEC 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.

EJUL vs TDEC Cost

Overpaying TDEC vs EJUL

$997

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

  • EJUL 0.89%

    $16,872

  • TDEC 0.95%

    $17,869

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EJUL 0.89%
  • TDEC 0.95%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530TDEC $17,869EJUL $16,872

Year by year

YearEJULTDECOverpaying
10$1,576$1,678$102
20$5,953$6,322$369
30$16,872$17,869$997

Expense ratio

  • 0.89%EJUL, cheaper
  • 0.95%TDEC
  • Middle half of Emerging Markets Buffer funds
  • Median 0.89%

EJUL 5th cheapest of 14 funds

TDEC 10th cheapest of 14 funds

EJUL vs TDEC Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
EJUL 0.00%
TDEC No data
Payout (12M)
EJUL None
TDEC None

Distribution history

Per share, 2019, same scale for both

EJUL1 paymentAll EJUL payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment in 2019. Nov 19, 2019 $0.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.102019
TDECAll TDEC payments⁠

No distribution history available.

EJUL vs TDEC Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
EJUL 7.8%TDEC 8.6%since Jan 2025
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
EJUL 0.73TDEC 1.36since Jan 2025
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
EJUL −19.5%TDEC −10.3%since Dec 2024
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
EJUL 0.39TDEC 0.46

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