Innovator S&P 500 Buffer October (BOCT)

Cboe BZX: BOCTExchange-traded fund from Innovator ETFs.

  • Expense ratio0.76%
  • Net assets$303.0M
  • Dividend yield0.00%
  • 1-year return+14.31%
  • Holdings498

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BOCT quote & trading statistics

BOCT performance

Total return · as of October 18, 2026
  • YTD+11.88%
  • 1 year+14.31%
  • 3 years+14.87%/yr
  • 5 years+10.13%/yr
  • 10 years0.00%/yr
1Y volatility
8.94%
3Y volatility
7.81%
3Y Sharpe ratio
1.28

Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.

BOCT top 10 holdings

Innovator S&P 500 Buffer October largest holdings by weight
#SymbolNameWeight
1NVDANVIDIA Corporation7.43%
2AAPLApple Inc.7.02%
3MSFTMicrosoft Corporation5.61%
4AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.63%
5GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A3.06%
6GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.44%
7AVGOBroadcom Inc2.31%
8METAMeta Platforms Inc.2.20%
9MUMicron Technology Inc1.56%
10TSLATesla Inc1.39%

The top 10 holdings make up 36.7% of the fund (498 holdings in total). As of October 18, 2026.

BOCT sector weights

Technology
39.8%
Financial Services
11.8%
Communication Services
10.0%
Healthcare
10.0%
Consumer Cyclical
8.6%
Industrials
7.8%
Consumer Defensive
4.8%
Energy
3.7%
Utilities
2.0%
Real Estate
1.7%
Basic Materials
1.5%

BOCT region weights

North America
100.4%
Europe Developed
0.3%
Asia Emerging
0.1%
Latin America
0.1%

BOCT asset allocation

U.S. stocks
91.9%
Cash
4.4%
Non-U.S. stocks
0.5%

BOCT market-cap breakdown

Mega cap
43.9%
Large cap
34.6%
Mid cap
19.9%
Small cap
1.3%

About Innovator S&P 500 Buffer October

The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investments that provide exposure to the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust. The fund is non-diversified.

BOCT ETF FAQ

What is the BOCT expense ratio?

Innovator S&P 500 Buffer October has a net expense ratio of 0.76%, or $76.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.

How much money is in BOCT?

Innovator S&P 500 Buffer October has about $303.0M in net assets.

What are the top holdings of BOCT?

The largest positions in BOCT are NVIDIA Corporation (7.43%), Apple Inc. (7.02%), Microsoft Corporation (5.61%). The fund holds 498 securities in total.

How has BOCT performed?

BOCT returned +14.31% over the past year and +10.13% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.

Does BOCT pay dividends?

BOCT has a dividend yield of 0.00%.

When was BOCT launched?

Innovator S&P 500 Buffer October began trading on September 28, 2018.

ETFs similar to BOCT

Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with BOCT's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.

ETFs with holdings most similar to BOCT, compared by expense ratio, assets and 1-year return
SymbolFundOverlapExpense ratioNet assets1-year return
BOCTInnovator S&P 500 Buffer October—0.76%$303.0M+14.31%
DFUSDimensional U.S. Equity ETF98%0.08%$21.20B+16.11%
SPTMSPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock…98%0.02%$14.04B+16.49%
BSEPInnovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF - September98%0.81%$463.5M+12.45%
BKLCBNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF97%0.00%$6.78B+16.49%
IYYiShares Dow Jones U.S. ETF97%0.20%$2.99B+16.44%
GUSAGoldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. 1000 Equity ETF97%0.10%$2.41B+15.96%
ILCBiShares Morningstar U.S. Equity ETF97%0.02%$1.31B+16.90%
MLRGiShares MSCI USA ETF97%———