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Innovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETF (BUFB)

Defined Outcome | Exchange Traded Fund | Cboe US
40.19 USD -0.06 (-0.149%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 40.19

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★⯪☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:51 a.m. EDT

The asset exhibits a distinct short-term bullish bias, trading comfortably above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which suggests underlying strength in the immediate term. This technical resilience is reinforced by a robust multi-year price trajectory showing consistent annual gains over the last three years, indicating a healthy upward trend rather than a structural decline. However, the long-term investment case is capped because the underlying vehicle is a leveraged buffer ETF designed for short-to-intermediate holding periods; it lacks the fundamental business metrics like revenue growth or ROE required to justify a top-tier long-term buy rating. Furthermore, there is no dividend income to provide any yield-based cushion, making it purely a capital appreciation play dependent on continued market stability.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.008703
AutoARIMA0.009452
AutoTheta0.014370
AutoETS0.020749

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 66%
H-stat 3.39
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.486
Excess Kurtosis -0.17
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 25.67

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 40.96
All Time Low 21.4
Ask 51.82
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 24,510
Average Daily Volume3 Month 31,674
Average Volume 31,674
Average Volume10Days 24,510
Beta3 Year 0.63
Bid 40.19
Bid Size 300
Category Defined Outcome
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 40.45
Day Low 40.1801
Dividend Yield 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.5653533
Esg Populated 0
Exchange BTS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 39.61778
Fifty Day Average Change 0.57221985
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.014443512
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 15.322817
Fifty Two Week High 40.96
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.77000046
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.01879884
Fifty Two Week Low 34.606
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.5839996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1613593
Fifty Two Week Range 34.606 - 40.96
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,644,417,000,000
Full Exchange Name Cboe US
Fullday Change -0.0600014
Fullday Change Percent -0.149072
Fullday Price 40.19
Fund Family Innovator ETFs
Fund Inception Date 1,644,278,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowing) in the ETFs that comprise the index. The index seeks to provide “laddered” investing in the underlying ETFs. Laddered investing refers to investments in several similar securities that have different reset dates, with the goal of mitigating timing risks associated with investing in a single investment. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name Innovator Laddered Allocation Buffer ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1764161024
Nav Price 40.2792
Net Assets 319,943,744.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.89
Open 40.25
Phone (215) 979-3750
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 40.19
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 40.25
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0600014
Regular Market Change Percent -0.149072
Regular Market Day High 40.45
Regular Market Day Low 40.1801
Regular Market Day Range 40.1801 - 40.45
Regular Market Open 40.25
Regular Market Previous Close 40.25
Regular Market Price 40.19
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 17,336
Short Name Innovator Laddered Allocation B
Source Interval 15
Symbol BUFB
Three Year Average Return 0.1573917
Total Assets 319,943,744
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 25.674715
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 3.19735
Trailing Three Month Returns 3.19735
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 37.784935
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.4050636
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06365139
Type Disp ETF
Volume 17,336
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return 7.99567