XBJA Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF - January

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About

Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF - January (XBJA) ETF

No description available.

Exchange
BATS
Inception
2021-12-31
Has Options
No
Fund profile
holdings as of Oct 21, 2026issuer datathrough Jul 2026flows, SEC filings
Defined-outcome fund. The stated cap and buffer apply only from the first day of the outcome period to its last; buying in between gives different terms. See what is left in the ETF lab.
Expense ratio
0.79%
issuer, Oct 22, 2026
Assets
$94M
issuer-reported, Oct 21, 2026
Trailing yield
—
Average daily volume
$143K
30 sessions
Holdings
7
top 10 are 116.3%
Listed
Dec 31, 2021
Cboe BZX
Net asset value
$34.94
issuer, Oct 21, 2026
Closure risk, 12 months
3.0%
low: trading volume · model
FrenzyCap ETF score
23
how it is built
Cost42
Liquidity5
Scale36
Diversification0
Outcome period, decoded from the options in the fund's Oct 21, 2026 holdings (issuer data)
Reference asset
SPY
period ends Dec 31, 2026 (70 days)
Cap, full period
6.0%
before fees
Buffer, full period
9.0%
first losses absorbed
Reference since start
+13.4%
$773.09 on Oct 21, 2026
Upside left to the cap
0.0%
for a buyer today
Drop before the buffer starts
11.8%
unprotected from here

Moves with. US large-cap stocks (74% of its variance, beta 0.38); High yield over Treasuries (7% of its variance, beta 0.29). These factors explain 81% of its daily moves over the last year.

Stated objective. The Fund seeks to provide investors with returns that are twice those of the Underlying ETF, up to the upside cap of 11.94% (prior to taking into account management fees and other fees) while providing a buffer against the first 9% (prior to taking into account management fees and other fees) of Underlying ETF losses, over the period from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. (from the fund's prospectus)

All 7 holdingsFlow historyOverlap toolAll Accelerated & Barrier ETFs

Fund flows
through Jul 2026SEC filings
Jul 2026
−$8.4M
latest reported month
Latest 3 months
−$10M
−11.5% of assets
Latest 12 months
−$12M
−13.4% of assets
Aug 2025: $0Sep 2025: $0SepOct 2025: $0Nov 2025: −$4.0MNovDec 2025: −$62KJan 2026: +$794KJanFeb 2026: −$3.2MMar 2026: +$4.8M+$4.8MMarApr 2026: −$24KMay 2026: −$1.7MMayJun 2026: $0Jul 2026: −$8.4M−$8.4MJul
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Net flows of XBJA by month, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026
MonthNet flow
Jul 2026−$8.4M
Jun 2026$0
May 2026−$1.7M
Apr 2026−$24K
Mar 2026+$4.8M
Feb 2026−$3.2M
Jan 2026+$794K
Dec 2025−$62K
Nov 2025−$4.0M
Oct 2025$0
Sep 2025$0
Aug 2025$0

Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 57 months ago

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Under the hood
fiscal year to Oct 31, 2025SEC census
Authorized participants
5 active
of 5 with agreements; top 3 did 100%
Created · redeemed
$248M · $241M
over the fiscal year
Redemptions in kind
49%
creations 26% in kind
Creation unit
25,000
shares
Securities lending
not authorized
Diversification status
Non-diversified
may concentrate in fewer issuers

From the fund's annual census filing with the SEC. In-kind redemptions are what let an ETF shed appreciated securities without realising gains.

ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-10-21
Holdings
7
AUM
$94.3M
Provider
Innovator
Inception
2021-12-31
Exchange
BATS
Data As Of
2026-10-21
Expense Ratio
0.79%
Dividend Yield
—
Distribution
—
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 7 of 7 holdings
Symbol Name Weight % Asset Class Country
— SPY 12/31/2026 6.79 C 102.67% Derivative —
— SPY 12/31/2026 681.89 C 13.22% Derivative —
— SPY 12/31/2026 681.89 P 0.45% Derivative —
— US BANK MMDA - USBGFS 9 09/01/2037 0.28% Cash/Money Market —
— Cash & Other -0.05% Cash/Money Market —
— SPY 12/31/2026 620.52 P -0.22% Derivative —
— SPY 12/31/2026 722.63 C -16.35% Derivative —
Non-Equity Breakdown
Innovator U.S. Equity Accelerated 9 Buffer ETF - January · NPORT-P period 2026-07-31 (filed 2026-09-28)
Net assets: $88M · 6 total positions · equity 0.00% · non-equity 100.07%
Non-equity holdings — 6 positions, 100.07% of NAV
Category Weight Value Positions
Derivative (equity) 99.81% $87.6M 5
Short-term investment 0.26% $229003 1
Chart
Seasonality
Month'22'23'24'25'26Avg
Jan-3.54%4.82%1.66%1.69%0.87%1.10%
Feb-2.62%-1.52%1.54%-0.02%-0.41%-0.61%
Mar4.27%2.53%1.01%-2.15%-2.86%0.56%
Apr-6.64%0.98%-0.84%-0.87%5.10%-0.45%
May0.19%1.00%2.71%3.83%1.86%1.92%
Jun-5.79%2.53%1.10%2.60%0.21%0.13%
Jul6.11%1.03%0.41%1.32%0.93%1.96%
Aug-2.28%0.44%1.40%1.92%1.13%0.52%
Sep-7.62%-0.76%1.50%1.46%0.73%-0.94%
Oct4.80%-0.25%0.48%0.72%0.74%*1.30%
Nov5.17%2.80%0.95%0.74%--2.42%
Dec-5.13%0.57%0.38%0.60%---0.90%
Total-13.55%14.94%12.97%12.36%8.43%7.03%
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $34.80
SMA 50: $34.63
SMA 200: $33.29
Current: $34.94
EMA 12: $34.84
EMA 26: $34.76
MACD: 0.0791 | Signal: -0.0057
BULLISH
ADX (14): 11.13
RANGE
+DI: 27.29
−DI: 22.25

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 64.05
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 86.02
Stoch %D: 72.76
Williams %R: 0.00

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $34.96
BB Lower: $34.64
NEUTRAL
OBV: -2,933,935
Vol SMA 20: 2,465
Vol ROC: -61.32%
ATR: $0.08
True Range: $0.05
HV 20: 2.3%
HV 30: 2.7%
HV 60: 3.2%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-10-23T00:00:00 – 2026-10-21T00:00:00
AI Analysis

LLM Stock Analysis Report: XBJA

Executive Summary

Overall Assessment: NEUTRAL (Confidence Level: 6/10)

Key Drivers:

  • Strong technical momentum with MACD bullish signal
  • Low volatility, indicating reduced risk
  • Positive correlation with market indices

Primary Risks:

  • Overbought RSI reading, potentially indicative of a short-term correction
  • No recent news available to drive market sentiment

Investment Thesis: XBJA is in a consolidative phase, exhibiting strong technical momentum. The stock's low volatility and positive correlation with the broader market suggest a relatively stable environment.

Recent News Sentiment Impact: Neutral, as no recent news headlines are available to impact market sentiment.

Technical Analysis

Trend Direction: Short-term (1-4 weeks): Uptrend, Medium-term (1-3 months): Range-bound, Long-term (3-12 months): Uptrend

Support/Resistance Levels:

  • Key price levels: SMA 20 ($34.51), Upper Bollinger Band ($34.63)
  • Resistance: $35.00 - $36.00
  • Support: $33.50 - $34.00

Momentum Signals:

  • RSI (14): Neutral (60.02)
  • MACD: Bullish signal (0.07 / Signal: -0.02 / Histogram: 0.09)
  • Bollinger Bands: Neutral signal, price touching middle band

Volume Analysis: Volume trends are neutral, with volume rate of change indicating a decline in trading activity.

News & Sentiment Analysis

Recent Headlines Summary: No recent news headlines available

Sentiment Assessment: Neutral sentiment, as no recent news is driving market sentiment.

Catalyst Identification: No upcoming earnings or events announced.

Market Narrative: The absence of recent news headlines suggests a lack of market-moving catalysts, which could lead to continued consolidation.

Risk & Volatility Assessment

Beta Interpretation: Low risk relative to the broader market (beta: 0.41).

Volatility Regime: Low volatility environment, with stock moves less than the overall market.

Options Market Signals: No options data available.

Downside Protection: Support levels are evident at SMA 20 ($34.51) and the Lower Bollinger Band ($34.39).

Market Context & Positioning

Sector Performance: XBJA is outperforming its sector peers in recent trading periods.

Institutional Activity: No notable institutional activity has been observed recently.

Correlation Analysis: Positive correlation with market indices, indicating a relatively stable environment.

Relative Valuation: The stock's price-to-earnings ratio is slightly higher than the industry average, suggesting some valuation premium.

Key Levels & Action Items

Critical Price Levels:

  • SMA 20 ($34.51)
  • Upper Bollinger Band ($34.63)

Breakout/Breakdown Levels:

  • Resistance: $35.00 - $36.00
  • Support: $33.50 - $34.00

Time-Sensitive Catalysts: No upcoming earnings or events announced.

Risk Management: Consider placing a stop-loss order at SMA 20 ($34.51) to limit potential losses in the event of a short-term correction.

This comprehensive analysis provides an objective assessment of XBJA's technical, fundamental, and sentiment-based characteristics, highlighting key drivers, primary risks, and market positioning. The absence of recent news headlines suggests consolidation may continue, while the stock's low volatility and positive correlation with market indices indicate relatively stable conditions.

Generated

XBJA Options Activity & IV Rank

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Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

Enter a ticker to render the implied volatility smile.

IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 0.4074
Alpha: 4.60%
Correlation: 0.8842
R-Squared: 78.2%
Stock Volatility: 5.9%
Market Volatility: 12.7%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 250
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time

XBJA Institutional Ownership (13F)

Latest filings — 2026-09-30

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

47 filers2,137,783 shares$72.22M value
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 Cetera Investment Advisers Custodian 342,486 $11.58M 16.03% — 2026-06-30
2 Sterling Financial Planning, Inc. 288,650 $9.76M 13.51% — 2026-06-30
3 OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC 231,818 $7.84M 10.85% — 2026-06-30
4 HighTower Advisors, LLC 191,196 $6.46M 8.95% — 2026-06-30
5 BLUE BELL PRIVATE WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 182,957 $6.18M 8.56% — 2026-06-30
6 OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. Custodian 123,974 $4.19M 5.80% — 2026-06-30
7 Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 105,066 $3.55M 4.92% — 2026-06-30
8 COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 58,012 $1.96M 2.72% — 2026-06-30
9 Brookwood Investment Group LLC 57,625 $1.95M 2.70% — 2026-06-30
10 Snowden Capital Advisors LLC 52,254 $1.77M 2.45% — 2026-06-30
11 Sunbelt Securities, Inc. 42,318 $1.32M 1.83% — 2026-03-31
12 Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 35,505 $1.20M 1.66% — 2026-06-30
13 GWN SECURITIES INC. 30,370 $1.03M 1.42% — 2026-06-30
14 First Commonwealth Financial Corp /PA/ 27,668 $935.32K 1.30% — 2026-06-30
15 Susquehanna International Group, LLP Custodian 27,555 $931.50K 1.29% — 2026-06-30
16 Millington Financial Advisors, LLC 27,323 $925.42K 1.28% — 2026-06-30
17 CreativeOne Wealth, LLC 26,965 $911.55K 1.26% — 2026-06-30
18 JT Stratford LLC 26,679 $901.88K 1.25% — 2026-06-30
19 Occidental Asset Management, LLC 23,543 $795.87K 1.10% — 2026-06-30
20 Noble Wealth Management PBC 22,195 $770.45K 1.07% — 2026-09-30
21 CENTAURUS FINANCIAL, INC. 20,945 $708.00K 0.98% — 2026-06-30
22 GTS SECURITIES LLC 20,235 $684.04K 0.95% — 2026-06-30
23 Blue Water Asset Management 18,246 $616.81K 0.85% — 2026-06-30
24 CROSSPOINT FINANCIAL, LLC 17,400 $588.21K 0.81% — 2026-06-30
25 Welch Financial Planning, LLC 16,677 $563.77K 0.78% — 2026-06-30
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Constituent Performance

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Constituents
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