XDSQ vs XTOC

XDSQBInnovator U.S. Equity Accelerated ETF

XTOCBInnovator U.S. Equity Accelerated Plus ETF

In short

XDSQ Twice 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.

XTOC Upside-only leverage: XTOC targets triple SPY's price return over a one-year October-to-September stretch, subject to a cap, while the downside tracks the index roughly one-for-one. Options do the work, so there's no daily reset.

Stated mandate

XDSQ 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.

XTOC The Fund seeks three times the upside return of SPY during the annual outcome period, subject to a cap, while approximately matching SPY losses on the downside. It resets at the end of each outcome period and can be held indefinitely.

Why people hold it

• XDSQ 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.

• XTOC Built from one-year options rather than borrowed money, so the 3x upside applies to the whole outcome period instead of compounding day by day like a geared fund.innovatoretfs.com
• The structure resets every October 1 and can be held indefinitely, so a fresh cap and a fresh outcome period arrive each year without you rolling anything yourself.sec.gov
• The 0.79% fee is par for accelerated-return funds: same as Innovator siblings XDSQ and XTAP, below the 0.85% on FT Vest's XMAR and XJUN.

Worth knowing

• XDSQ 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

• XTOC The upside is capped, and a new cap is set at the start of each October period. The stated math is designed for shares held from the first day of a period to the last.innovatoretfs.comsec.gov
• No buffer sits underneath. Losses track SPY roughly one-for-one, and because the design follows price return, S&P 500 dividends don't pass through.sec.gov
• A small fund that trades lightly, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads than mainstream index ETFs.

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