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APRHInnovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - April

Get income3y track recordRanked #1,379 of 1,650 in this goal

Seeks a high level of income (9.32% Defined Distribution Rate) with a 20% barrier against S&P 500 Price Return Index losses over each one-year outcome period.

By Innovator ETFs · Launched 2023

Annual Cost

0.79%

#4,215 of 5,861 · expensive

Fund Size

$25M

#4,307 of 5,861 · small

Dividend YieldGoal

6.90%

Track Record

3 years

#2,899 of 5,861 · seasoned

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,839+8.4%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Region

North america

Strategy

Option income

What it actually holds

By weight

Asset allocation

Bonds
99.6%
Cash
2.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
2.1%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-5.9%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.81Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.22Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks a high level of income (9.32% Defined Distribution Rate) with a 20% barrier against S&P 500 Price Return Index losses over each one-year outcome period.
Strategy
Actively managed defined-outcome strategy investing in FLEX Options referencing the S&P 500 Price Return Index plus U.S. Treasury bills. Treasury income and option premiums fund quarterly Defined Distributions; shareholders are protected against U.S. Equity Index losses at or below a 20% Barrier but bear one-to-one losses once the Barrier is breached. No buffer or floor, no upside participation; outcome period resets annually each April.
Inception date
March 31, 2023
Fund family
Innovator ETFs

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Covered call
Warning

The big yield isn't extra money

The headline distribution comes from selling call options, which caps the fund's upside. Across a full market cycle that trade costs more than it brings in — often 1 to 3 percentage points a year against just holding the index. Monthly payouts make the gap easy to miss on a return summary.

Sources: Israelov & Ndong, 'A Devil's Bargain: When Generating Income Undermines Investment Returns' (NDVR, 2023)

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-08-04