DDFG ETF — Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - August

Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - August (DDFG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

DDFG is an ETF. its expense ratio is 0.79%. Total return is 2.3% over the past 0.2 years, 0.1 points behind SPY at 2.4%.

Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF - August is an ETF that invests at least 80% of its assets in an underlying equity ETF and uses call and put options to create a buffered structure designed to limit downside losses while capping upside gains. The fund does not currently distribute income to shareholders and carries an expense ratio of 0.79%. This ETF is designed for investors seeking structured equity exposure with defined risk parameters rather than traditional dividend income.

DDFG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 2.3% over the past 0.2 years, 0.1 points behind SPY at 2.4%.

DDFG key facts

Issuer

Innovator ETFs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

07/31/2026

Expense ratio

0.79%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$19.52 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$35,052,735

Average volume

15603.0

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.

DDFG risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider DDFG — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (DDFG 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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