ZMAR · Innovator Equity Defined Protection ETF - 1 Yr March
ZMAR can gain 3.0% more before its cap and can fall 3.5% before its buffer engages. It resets in 177 days.
Where it sits today
SPY has returned +12.3% since this period started on Feb 28, 2026, which puts ZMAR above its cap. The buffer runs from +0.0% to −100.0% and the cap sits at +6.7%, both in SPY terms. Green is the buffered zone, amber is past the cap, red is loss below the floor.
Period by period
| Window | Total return | SPY | Gap to SPY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | +1.7% | +4.7% | −3.0 pts |
| 6 months | +3.3% | +15.2% | −11.9 pts |
| 1 year | +6.3% | +20.0% | −13.6 pts |
In plain words
The fund's own price can still drift up to about 3.0% as the period runs out. The fund's price can fall 3.5% from here before the buffer starts absorbing losses, by the issuer's figure. In index terms, SPY can fall 10.9% from today's level to the point where the buffer begins. Protection left, in index points: 100.0% of the 100.0% buffer still sits below today's SPY level. 177 days remained on Sep 4, 2026. On Feb 28, 2027 the period ends and a new cap is set.
| Reference index | SPY |
|---|---|
| Buffer | |
| Outcome period | Feb 28, 2026 to Feb 28, 2027 |
| Starting cap | +6.7% |
| SPY return since period start | +12.3% |
| Fund return since period start | +3.2% |
| Band state today (ETFIQ) | At cap |
| Can still gain (issuer, fund price) | 3.0% |
| Fall before buffer (issuer, fund price) | 3.5% |
| Fall to the buffer in index terms (ETFIQ) | 10.9% |
| Protection left in index points (ETFIQ) | 100.0% of 100.0% |
| Days left in period | 177 |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% |
Issuer-published figures as of the date shown; ETFIQ calculations marked. Definitions on the learn page. How this desk computes every figure
Questions people ask
- How much can ZMAR still gain?
- Nothing more in index terms on Sep 4, 2026. SPY has already passed the cap of +6.7% for this period, which runs from Feb 28, 2026 to Feb 28, 2027.
- How far can ZMAR fall before the buffer helps?
- 3.5% in fund-price terms on Sep 4, 2026, by the issuer's figure. In index terms SPY can fall 10.9% from that level before the buffer begins. Losses until that point are the holder's.
- How much of the ZMAR buffer is left?
- 100.0% of the 100.0% buffer sat below the SPY level on Sep 4, 2026. That is an ETFIQ calculation in index points, on one definition for every issuer.
- When does ZMAR reset?
- The outcome period ends on Feb 28, 2027, 177 days from the data on Sep 4, 2026. A new cap is set the next day and the buffer starts again.
- What does ZMAR cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.79% a year.
The words on this page
- Buffer
- The first slice of loss the fund absorbs for you over its outcome period, stated on the reference index. A 15% buffer means the index can fall 15% before you take any of it.
- Cap
- The most the fund can return over the period, however far the index rises. It is the price paid for the buffer.
- Outcome period
- The window the buffer and cap apply over, usually a year. Both are set at the start and only hold if you are there for the whole of it.
- Reset
- The day one outcome period ends and the next begins, with a fresh buffer and a fresh cap struck at that day’s level.
- Protection left
- The part of the buffer still below today’s index level. A buffer bought mid-period is not the full buffer; this is what is left of it.
Every term this desk uses, defined in full on the buffer desk vocabulary page.
Where these figures came from
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