BOCT ETF — Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October (BOCT)

Updated October 16, 2026.

BOCT is an ETF. its expense ratio is 0.79%. Total return is 124.5% over the past 8 years, 70.4 points behind SPY at 194.9%.

Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - October is an ETF that invests at least 80% of its assets in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, combined with an options strategy designed to provide downside protection within a defined buffer range each month. The fund does not currently distribute income, though it made a special distribution in the past that may not recur. With an expense ratio of 0.79%, it appeals to equity investors seeking S&P 500 exposure with structured downside protection rather than traditional dividend income.

BOCT performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 124.5% over the past 8 years, 70.4 points behind SPY at 194.9%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 14.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.1%.

BOCT key facts

Issuer

Innovator ETFs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/28/2018

Expense ratio

0.79%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$55.10 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$291,994,448

Average volume

27679.0

Ex-dividend date

11/19/2019

Payment date

11/21/2019

Beta

0.63

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Innovator ETFs; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BOCT risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 6.1%.

Who may consider BOCT — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (BOCT does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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Frequently asked questions

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