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BAPR IVV \n Expense ratio 0.79% 0.03% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $417m $885.1bn \n Total return, 1 year +16.2% +13.7% \n What it tr","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, BAPR against IVV, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bapr-vs-ivv","a":{"ticker":"BAPR","name":"Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - Apr","issuer":"Innovator","desk":"buffer","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Since Mar 31, 2026, BAPR returned 12.4%, against SPY's 18.7% price return. 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