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Performance analysis of BUFF (Innovator Laddered Allocation Power Buffer ETF)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, BUFF has had an average annual return of +12.60%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.

Over the past 5 years, BUFF has had an average annual return of +8.80%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.

Since Oct 20, 2016, BUFF has had an average annual return of +8.66%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.91% annual.

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
+5.70%+11.02%+12.05%+16.51%-4.44%+8.37%-12.12%+32.32%-7.02%+15.63%+12.16%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+0.90%+0.10%-1.89%+4.64%+1.76%+0.17%+5.70%
2025+1.56%-0.19%-3.14%-0.18%+3.75%+2.93%+1.32%+1.11%+1.46%+0.65%+0.80%+0.60%+11.02%
2024+0.95%+2%+1.14%-0.91%+2.41%+1.21%+0.80%+1.09%+1.01%+0.02%+2.31%-0.53%+12.05%
2023+3.23%-0.87%+2.05%+0.89%+0.38%+4.17%+1.83%-0.34%-2.49%-1.40%+6.02%+2.24%+16.51%
2022-1.39%-0.98%+1.96%-4.61%+0.32%-3.50%+4.54%-1.51%-4.61%+4.96%+3.05%-2.16%-4.44%
2021-0.53%+1.25%+1.95%+0.97%+0.39%+0.82%+0.39%+0.57%-0.86%+2.06%-0.54%+1.64%+8.37%
2020-3.87%-9.28%-25.42%+5.24%+11.86%+5.84%+1.59%+2.85%-0.66%-1.04%+4.37%+1.15%-12.12%
2019+7.02%+3.79%+2.29%+2.33%-0.90%+3.71%+1.22%+2.15%+1.75%-0.51%+0.09%+5.70%+32.32%
2018+4.04%-3.74%-1.70%-2.19%+0.50%-2.80%+3.22%+1.78%-0.45%-2.59%+4.31%-6.97%-7.02%
2017+1.62%+1.52%+1.39%+0.78%+2.90%-0.18%+1.16%+0.59%+0.92%+1.53%+3.50%-1.05%+15.63%

Drawdown analysis of BUFF (Innovator Laddered Allocation Power Buffer ETF)

The maximum drawdown for the BUFF was -46.23%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 925 trading sessions.

Since Oct 20, 2016 BUFF has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 40% or more: 1 time
  • 30% or more: 1 time
  • 20% or more: 1 time
  • 10% or more: 3 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-46.23%Jan 17, 202044Mar 23, 2020925Nov 22, 2023969
-16.19%Jan 23, 2018232Dec 24, 201870Apr 5, 2019302
-10.24%Feb 19, 202534Apr 8, 202541Jun 6, 202575
-3.58%Feb 25, 202623Mar 30, 20267Apr 9, 202630
-3.55%Jul 10, 201918Aug 5, 201910Aug 19, 201928
-3.49%Dec 8, 201615Dec 30, 201616Jan 25, 201731
-3.47%Sep 26, 201947Dec 3, 20197Dec 12, 201954
-3.31%Oct 20, 20169Nov 2, 20165Nov 9, 201614
-3.25%Jul 16, 202414Aug 5, 20248Aug 15, 202422
-2.76%Jun 19, 201712Jul 6, 201729Aug 16, 201741
-2.44%Feb 15, 20176Feb 24, 201713Mar 15, 201719
-2.40%Jun 20, 20194Jun 26, 20195Jul 3, 20199
-2.40%Nov 23, 20163Nov 29, 20161Nov 30, 20164
-2.30%Jan 25, 201710Feb 8, 20173Feb 13, 201713
-1.94%Oct 28, 202517Nov 20, 20254Nov 26, 202521
-1.90%Apr 30, 20196May 8, 20199May 21, 201915
-1.81%May 24, 20192May 29, 20195Jun 5, 20197
-1.75%Mar 28, 202415Apr 19, 202411May 6, 202426
-1.63%Nov 30, 201721Jan 2, 20184Jan 8, 201825
-1.60%Aug 22, 20191Aug 23, 20194Aug 29, 20195
-1.51%Sep 4, 20194Sep 10, 20196Sep 18, 201910
-1.46%Aug 27, 20247Sep 6, 20246Sep 16, 202413
-1.41%Apr 15, 20194Apr 22, 20194Apr 26, 20198
-1.40%Oct 24, 20171Oct 25, 201714Nov 14, 201715
-1.33%Mar 15, 201717Apr 7, 201710Apr 24, 201727