Performance analysis of BSTP (Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, BSTP has had an average annual return of +12.79%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.
Since Mar 8, 2022, BSTP has had an average annual return of +10.64%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.96% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6.22% | +11.80% | +16.71% | +18.14% | -4.95% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.94% | -0.45% | -3.49% | +6.36% | +3.04% | -0.33% | +0.28% | +6.22% | |||||
| 2025 | +2.23% | -0.81% | -3.95% | -0.27% | +4.05% | +2.91% | +1.51% | +1.50% | +2.21% | +1.24% | +0.19% | +0.65% | +11.80% |
| 2024 | +1.29% | +3.19% | +1.72% | -2.04% | +3.34% | +2.42% | +0.86% | +1.91% | +1.47% | -0.70% | +3.88% | -1.60% | +16.71% |
| 2023 | +4.85% | -1.83% | +2.44% | +1.33% | +0.60% | +4.62% | +2.25% | -0.97% | -3.74% | -1.54% | +6.28% | +2.99% | +18.14% |
| 2022 | +6.12% | -6.85% | +0.31% | -6.34% | +6.27% | -2.45% | -6.92% | +6% | +4.21% | -3.98% | -4.95% |
Drawdown analysis of BSTP (Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the BSTP was -16.69%, occurring on Oct 12, 2022. Recovery took 187 trading sessions.
The current BSTP drawdown is -0.44%.
Since Mar 8, 2022 BSTP has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 2 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -16.69% | Mar 29, 2022 | 136 | Oct 12, 2022 | 187 | Jul 13, 2023 | 323 |
| -13.69% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 54 | Jun 26, 2025 | 88 |
| -7.46% | Jul 31, 2023 | 63 | Oct 27, 2023 | 29 | Dec 8, 2023 | 92 |
| -6.23% | Jan 28, 2026 | 42 | Mar 30, 2026 | 11 | Apr 15, 2026 | 53 |
| -5.65% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 14 | Aug 23, 2024 | 28 |
| -3.34% | Oct 28, 2025 | 17 | Nov 20, 2025 | 10 | Dec 5, 2025 | 27 |
| -3.17% | Mar 28, 2024 | 15 | Apr 19, 2024 | 14 | May 9, 2024 | 29 |
| -2.81% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 9 | Sep 19, 2024 | 13 |
| -2.50% | Jun 2, 2026 | 6 | Jun 10, 2026 | 20 | Jul 10, 2026 | 26 |
| -2.45% | Dec 6, 2024 | 22 | Jan 10, 2025 | 6 | Jan 21, 2025 | 28 |
| -1.95% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 7 | Oct 21, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.73% | Oct 18, 2024 | 9 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 13 |
| -1.73% | Mar 9, 2022 | 3 | Mar 14, 2022 | 2 | Mar 16, 2022 | 5 |
| -1.66% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 5 | Jan 27, 2026 | 10 |
| -1.62% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -1.48% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.32% | Dec 28, 2023 | 4 | Jan 4, 2024 | 4 | Jan 10, 2024 | 8 |
| -1.19% | Nov 11, 2024 | 4 | Nov 15, 2024 | 6 | Nov 25, 2024 | 10 |
| -1.11% | Dec 19, 2023 | 1 | Dec 20, 2023 | 3 | Dec 26, 2023 | 4 |
| -1.05% | Feb 9, 2024 | 2 | Feb 13, 2024 | 6 | Feb 22, 2024 | 8 |
| -1.01% | Jan 29, 2024 | 2 | Jan 31, 2024 | 2 | Feb 2, 2024 | 4 |
| -1.00% | Jul 15, 2026 | 3 | Jul 20, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -0.98% | Jan 24, 2025 | 1 | Jan 27, 2025 | 8 | Feb 6, 2025 | 9 |
| -0.94% | Sep 30, 2024 | 3 | Oct 3, 2024 | 4 | Oct 9, 2024 | 7 |
| -0.91% | Aug 14, 2025 | 5 | Aug 21, 2025 | 1 | Aug 22, 2025 | 6 |