Performance analysis of PSTP (Innovator Power Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, PSTP has had an average annual return of +10.21%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.62% annual.
Since Mar 8, 2022, PSTP has had an average annual return of +8.76%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.96% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +4.31% | +10.36% | +13.55% | +13.64% | -2.80% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.63% | -0.29% | -2.81% | +4.58% | +2.15% | -0.11% | +0.24% | +4.31% | |||||
| 2025 | +1.54% | -0.46% | -2.99% | -0.28% | +3.69% | +2.76% | +1.29% | +1.31% | +1.55% | +0.73% | +0.27% | +0.63% | +10.36% |
| 2024 | +0.93% | +2.30% | +1.31% | -1.29% | +2.63% | +1.97% | +0.67% | +1.62% | +1.14% | -0.49% | +2.91% | -0.81% | +13.55% |
| 2023 | +3.98% | -1.36% | +2.01% | +0.94% | +0.61% | +3.53% | +1.32% | -0.90% | -2.78% | -1.12% | +4.66% | +2.25% | +13.64% |
| 2022 | +4.55% | -5.25% | +0.52% | -4.71% | +4.44% | -1.77% | -5.12% | +4.38% | +3.43% | -2.54% | -2.80% |
Drawdown analysis of PSTP (Innovator Power Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the PSTP was -12.46%, occurring on Oct 12, 2022. Recovery took 167 trading sessions.
The current PSTP drawdown is -0.32%.
Since Mar 8, 2022 PSTP has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 2 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -12.46% | Mar 29, 2022 | 136 | Oct 12, 2022 | 167 | Jun 13, 2023 | 303 |
| -10.38% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 43 | Jun 10, 2025 | 77 |
| -5.78% | Jul 28, 2023 | 64 | Oct 27, 2023 | 30 | Dec 11, 2023 | 94 |
| -5.11% | Feb 9, 2026 | 34 | Mar 30, 2026 | 13 | Apr 17, 2026 | 47 |
| -4.28% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 10 | Aug 19, 2024 | 24 |
| -2.67% | Oct 28, 2025 | 17 | Nov 20, 2025 | 8 | Dec 3, 2025 | 25 |
| -2.22% | Mar 28, 2024 | 15 | Apr 19, 2024 | 12 | May 7, 2024 | 27 |
| -2.01% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 6 | Sep 16, 2024 | 10 |
| -1.84% | Jun 2, 2026 | 6 | Jun 10, 2026 | 16 | Jul 6, 2026 | 22 |
| -1.76% | Dec 6, 2024 | 22 | Jan 10, 2025 | 6 | Jan 21, 2025 | 28 |
| -1.44% | Oct 18, 2024 | 9 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 13 |
| -1.43% | Jan 28, 2026 | 6 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 |
| -1.42% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 6 | Jan 28, 2026 | 11 |
| -1.41% | Mar 9, 2022 | 3 | Mar 14, 2022 | 2 | Mar 16, 2022 | 5 |
| -1.30% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 4 | Dec 23, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.17% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.08% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 9 |
| -0.91% | Nov 13, 2024 | 2 | Nov 15, 2024 | 6 | Nov 25, 2024 | 8 |
| -0.84% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 5 | Sep 9, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.83% | Dec 28, 2023 | 4 | Jan 4, 2024 | 4 | Jan 10, 2024 | 8 |
| -0.82% | Jan 30, 2024 | 1 | Jan 31, 2024 | 2 | Feb 2, 2024 | 3 |
| -0.79% | Jun 15, 2023 | 6 | Jun 26, 2023 | 3 | Jun 29, 2023 | 9 |
| -0.78% | Sep 30, 2024 | 5 | Oct 7, 2024 | 2 | Oct 9, 2024 | 7 |
| -0.75% | Aug 14, 2025 | 5 | Aug 21, 2025 | 1 | Aug 22, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.72% | Jan 23, 2025 | 2 | Jan 27, 2025 | 8 | Feb 6, 2025 | 10 |