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DDFSInnovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - September

Grow my moneyGet incomeNewRanked #1,271 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks capital appreciation and buffered returns against losses of the Underlying ETF over the Outcome Period.

By Innovator ETFs · Launched 2025

Annual Cost

0.79%

#4,047 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$49M

#3,587 of 5,562 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

N/A

Track Record

10 months

#4,705 of 5,562 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,670+6.7%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Structured outcome

Index tracked

S&P 500 Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 6 holdings = 100.1% of fundconcentrated

N/A
102.2%
N/A
15.0%
N/A
5.5%
US BANK MMDA - USBGFS 9
0.5%
N/A
-5.1%
N/A
-18.1%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
N/A
Max drawdown
-2.3%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange
Cboe BZX, NYSE American

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks capital appreciation and buffered returns against losses of the Underlying ETF over the Outcome Period.
Strategy
Invests primarily in the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust to achieve capital appreciation and buffered returns against losses. The strategy is designed to produce specific outcomes based on the ETF's performance.
Inception date
August 29, 2025
Fund family
Innovator ETFs

Our take

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

Buffer
Warning

Buffer ETF — downside protection at a cost

Defined-outcome funds cap upside (typically 8–20%) in exchange for partial downside protection (9–30%), priced via options. Fees are materially higher than the underlying index (often 0.70%+ vs 0.03–0.10%). For most pre-retirees, a simple stock/bond mix achieves similar downside behaviour at a fraction of the cost.

Source: Morningstar, 'Defined-Outcome ETFs: Useful or Uneconomic?' (2023)

Why we flagged this: strategy=structured_outcome + structured_outcome_strategy

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 2026-06-19