Performance analysis of ZALT (Innovator U.S. Equity 10 Buffer ETF - Quarterly)
Annual Return
Since Oct 2, 2023, ZALT has had an average annual return of +10.93%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +25.15% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3.60% | +9.45% | +11.92% | +3.95% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.76% | +0.06% | -1.15% | +3.02% | +0.85% | +0.06% | +3.60% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.41% | +0.05% | -1.41% | -0% | +2.52% | +0.92% | +1.43% | +0.97% | +1.06% | +1.07% | +0.56% | +0.53% | +9.45% |
| 2024 | +0.83% | +1.53% | +0.70% | -1.17% | +1.89% | +2.72% | +0.67% | +1.19% | +1.28% | +0.07% | +2.49% | -0.80% | +11.92% |
| 2023 | -0.21% | +3.27% | +0.87% | +3.95% |
Drawdown analysis of ZALT (Innovator U.S. Equity 10 Buffer ETF - Quarterly)
The maximum drawdown for the ZALT was -8.18%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 26 trading sessions.
The current ZALT drawdown is -0.05%.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -8.18% | Feb 20, 2025 | 33 | Apr 8, 2025 | 26 | May 15, 2025 | 59 |
| -3.28% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 9 | Aug 16, 2024 | 23 |
| -2.02% | Oct 16, 2023 | 9 | Oct 27, 2023 | 5 | Nov 3, 2023 | 14 |
| -1.86% | Mar 28, 2024 | 15 | Apr 19, 2024 | 14 | May 9, 2024 | 29 |
| -1.71% | Feb 25, 2026 | 17 | Mar 20, 2026 | 12 | Apr 8, 2026 | 29 |
| -1.51% | Nov 11, 2025 | 7 | Nov 20, 2025 | 4 | Nov 26, 2025 | 11 |
| -1.45% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 4 | Sep 12, 2024 | 8 |
| -1.41% | Dec 26, 2024 | 3 | Dec 31, 2024 | 13 | Jan 22, 2025 | 16 |
| -1.29% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.26% | Dec 16, 2024 | 2 | Dec 18, 2024 | 5 | Dec 26, 2024 | 7 |
| -1.22% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.94% | Dec 26, 2025 | 15 | Jan 20, 2026 | 4 | Jan 26, 2026 | 19 |
| -0.86% | Feb 2, 2026 | 3 | Feb 5, 2026 | 4 | Feb 11, 2026 | 7 |
| -0.84% | Oct 22, 2024 | 7 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 11 |
| -0.77% | Jul 29, 2025 | 3 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 8 |
| -0.73% | Feb 11, 2026 | 2 | Feb 13, 2026 | 7 | Feb 25, 2026 | 9 |
| -0.68% | May 21, 2024 | 6 | May 30, 2024 | 4 | Jun 5, 2024 | 10 |
| -0.67% | Dec 29, 2023 | 3 | Jan 4, 2024 | 5 | Jan 11, 2024 | 8 |
| -0.63% | Nov 13, 2024 | 2 | Nov 15, 2024 | 6 | Nov 25, 2024 | 8 |
| -0.59% | Oct 28, 2025 | 7 | Nov 6, 2025 | 3 | Nov 11, 2025 | 10 |
| -0.57% | Oct 2, 2023 | 1 | Oct 3, 2023 | 3 | Oct 6, 2023 | 4 |
| -0.52% | May 19, 2025 | 4 | May 23, 2025 | 3 | May 29, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.52% | Sep 30, 2024 | 1 | Oct 1, 2024 | 6 | Oct 9, 2024 | 7 |
| -0.47% | Oct 11, 2023 | 2 | Oct 13, 2023 | 1 | Oct 16, 2023 | 3 |
| -0.41% | Jan 29, 2024 | 2 | Jan 31, 2024 | 2 | Feb 2, 2024 | 4 |