# BSTP (Innovator Buffer Step-Up Strategy ETF)

Innovator · Buffer ETFs · data as of Oct 20, 2026

From Mar 8, 2022 to Oct 20, 2026, BSTP returned 59.2%, against 84.8% for SPY.

## Key facts

- BSTP, return since listing: +59.2%, as of Oct 20, 2026.
- BSTP, expense ratio: 0.89% (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026).

## BSTP over each window to Oct 20, 2026

| Window | Total return | SPY price return | Gap to SPY |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | +0.7% | +1.0% | −0.3 pts |
| 3 months | +2.3% | +2.8% | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +6.5% | +9.2% | −2.7 pts |
| Year to date | +8.6% | +12.8% | −4.1 pts |
| 1 year | +10.4% | +14.6% | −4.1 pts |
| 3 years | +54.3% | +82.6% | −28.3 pts |
| Since launch | +59.2% | +84.8% | −25.6 pts |
| Since launch, annualised | +10.6% | – | – |

## BSTP key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026: $40.73 on Oct 6, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 20, 2026: $35.30 on Mar 30, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 20, 2026, within that range: $40.34, 93% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Step-up buffer ETF | ETFIQ |
| Reference | SPY (S&P 500 Index) | ETFIQ |
| Outcome period | about three months | prospectus |
| Buffer | not read by ETFIQ | prospectus |
| Cap | not read by ETFIQ | prospectus |
| Cap left, buffer left and days left | not read by ETFIQ | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Mar 8, 2022 | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.89% | 485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026 |
| Prospectus | 497K filed Feb 27, 2026 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### What does BSTP protect against?

Its prospectus states no fixed buffer.

### Does BSTP have a cap?

Its prospectus prints no cap for its current period.

### When does BSTP reset?

Its prospectus states about three months.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, BSTP, buffer ETFs, data as of Oct 20, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/bstp
Free to use with attribution for figures ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at <https://etfiq.com/data/>.

HTML: https://etfiq.com/funds/bstp  ·  JSON: https://etfiq.com/funds/bstp.json