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Innovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETF™

BUFB CBOE - exBATS

The Innovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETF™ seeks to provide exposure to the investment results of the MerQube US Large Cap Equity Buffer Laddered Index. The Index is comprised of an equal-weight allocation to each of the 12 Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs™ which provide the upside of U.S. equi...

40.88USD
+5.28 (+14.83%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Dividend yield
0.00%
Trailing 12 months
Volatility · 1Y
7.8%
Low Risk
Beta
0.59
vs the market
52-week range
35.1940.89
01 Performance

How BUFB has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against price alone.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 12
Average performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs price return

Price only
0.0 pts
0%5%10%15% BUFB +14.8% Price +14.8%

Over 1 year, BUFB returned +14.8% with dividends reinvested — dividends added 0.0 pts to the price move.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
7.8%Low Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±8% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−5.1%
0%-3%−5.1%

Deepest fall −5.1% on Mar 30, 2026 — 33 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 0% of the time.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
BUFB tends to move+5.9%

A beta of 0.59 means BUFB has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio 1.84 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Uptrend
40.88
  • 12-day average40.64 +0.6%
  • 26-day average40.46 +1.0%
  • 50-day average40.21 +1.7%
  • 200-day average38.52 +6.1%

The price is above 4 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought61.5

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Themes

Where BUFB shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold BUFB. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

05 Profile

About Innovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETF™

The Innovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETF™ seeks to provide exposure to the investment results of the MerQube US Large Cap Equity Buffer Laddered Index. The Index is comprised of an equal-weight allocation to each of the 12 Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETFs™ which provide the upside of U.S. equities, subject to caps, while buffering against the first 9% of U.S. equity losses.

  • Featured in 1 curated theme
Ticker
BUFB
Exchange
CBOE - exBATS
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Smart Betas
Industry
DownsideProtection/UpsideLimits
Benchmark
MerQube US Large Cap Equity Buffer Laddered Index
All key statistics

Details

NameInnovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETF™
TickerBUFB
ISIN-
CUSIP-
ExchangeBATS
CategorySmart Betas
Sub CategoryDownsideProtection/UpsideLimits
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateFeb 9, 2022
BenchmarkMerQube US Large Cap Equity Buffer Laddered Index

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD40.88
52W Low / High 35.19 / 40.89
1Y Total Return14.92%
Average
1Y Volatility7.77%
Low Risk
Beta0.59
12M Dividends0.000
Last Dividend Date-
Dist. Frequency-
Dividend Yield0.00%

Dataas of Oct 14, 2026

AUM-
Discount/Premium-
NAV-
Shares Outstanding-
Volume 20D Avg-
Nbr of Holdings-
Risk Rank-
Net Expense-
Options available-
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