XBAP ETF — Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF - April

Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF - April (XBAP)

Updated October 16, 2026.

XBAP is an ETF. its expense ratio is 0.79%. Total return is 68.6% over the past 5.5 years, 36.4 points behind SPY at 105.0%.

Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF - April is an ETF that seeks exposure to the S&P 500 Index by investing primarily in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which tracks 500 large-cap U.S. companies. The fund employs a buffer strategy designed to provide some downside protection while allowing for upside participation, and carries an expense ratio of 0.79%. This ETF does not currently distribute income and may appeal to equity investors seeking exposure to large-cap U.S. stocks with built-in downside buffering.

XBAP performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 68.6% over the past 5.5 years, 36.4 points behind SPY at 105.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 14.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 1.3%.

XBAP key facts

Issuer

Innovator ETFs

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/31/2021

Expense ratio

0.79%

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$43.06 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$128,470,641

Average volume

1635.0

Beta

0.33

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.

XBAP risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 1.3%.

Who may consider XBAP — and who may not

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