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QHDGInnovator Hedged Nasdaq-100 ETF

Grow my money1y track recordRanked #2,766 of 2,960 in this goal

Seeks to provide capital appreciation and a level of hedged downside protection.

By Innovator ETFs · Launched 2024

Annual Cost

0.79%

#4,047 of 5,562 · expensive

Fund Size

$3M

#5,231 of 5,562 · small

Return (1Y)Goal

+11.3%

Track Record

1 year

#3,747 of 5,562 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,123+11.2%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Alternative

Strategy

Structured outcome

Index tracked

Nasdaq -100 Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 51.4% of fundmoderately concentrated

NVIDIA Corp
8.9%
Apple Inc
7.3%
Mount Vernon Liquid Assets Portfolio, LLC
6.2%
Microsoft Corp
6.1%
Amazon.com Inc
4.9%
Meta Platforms Inc
4.0%
Alphabet Inc
3.8%
Tesla Inc
3.6%
Alphabet Inc
3.5%
Walmart Inc
3.1%

Asset allocation

Stocks
83.2%
Cash
16.8%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
8.8%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-15.3%Moderate

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
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide capital appreciation and a level of hedged downside protection.
Strategy
Actively managed ETF providing capital appreciation through exposure to constituents in the Nasdaq-100 Index while offering a level of hedged downside protection under normal market circumstances.
Inception date
August 19, 2024
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 2026-06-20