Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF - September (BSEP)

Cboe BZX: BSEPExchange-traded fund from Innovator ETFs.

  • Expense ratio0.81%
  • Net assets$463.5M
  • Dividend yield0.00%
  • 1-year return+12.45%
  • Holdings498

BSEP ETF price chart

BSEP quote & trading statistics

BSEP performance

Total return · as of October 18, 2026
  • YTD+10.22%
  • 1 year+12.45%
  • 3 years+16.31%/yr
  • 5 years+11.00%/yr
  • 10 years0.00%/yr
1Y volatility
7.75%
3Y volatility
8.00%
3Y Sharpe ratio
1.34

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

BSEP top 10 holdings

Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF - September largest holdings by weight
#SymbolNameWeight
1NVDANVIDIA Corporation7.15%
2AAPLApple Inc.6.79%
3MSFTMicrosoft Corporation5.69%
4AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.68%
5GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A2.86%
6GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.41%
7AVGOBroadcom Inc2.36%
8METAMeta Platforms Inc.2.28%
9MUMicron Technology Inc1.45%
10TSLATesla Inc1.39%

The top 10 holdings make up 36.1% of the fund (498 holdings in total). As of October 18, 2026.

BSEP sector weights

Technology
38.4%
Financial Services
11.5%
Healthcare
10.1%
Communication Services
9.5%
Consumer Cyclical
9.1%
Industrials
7.5%
Consumer Defensive
4.7%
Energy
3.5%
Utilities
1.9%
Real Estate
1.6%
Basic Materials
1.5%

BSEP region weights

North America
103.2%
Europe Developed
0.3%
Asia Emerging
0.1%
Latin America
0.1%

BSEP asset allocation

U.S. stocks
92.1%
Cash
3.7%
Non-U.S. stocks
0.4%

BSEP market-cap breakdown

Mega cap
45.3%
Large cap
33.8%
Mid cap
19.3%
Small cap
1.3%

About Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF - September

The fund has adopted a policy pursuant to Rule 35d-1 under the 1940 Act to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in investments that provide exposure to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (the "Underlying ETF"). It is non-diversified.

BSEP ETF FAQ

What is the BSEP expense ratio?

Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF - September has a net expense ratio of 0.81%, or $81.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.

How much money is in BSEP?

Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF - September has about $463.5M in net assets.

What are the top holdings of BSEP?

The largest positions in BSEP are NVIDIA Corporation (7.15%), Apple Inc. (6.79%), Microsoft Corporation (5.69%). The fund holds 498 securities in total.

How has BSEP performed?

BSEP returned +12.45% over the past year and +11.00% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.

Does BSEP pay dividends?

BSEP has a dividend yield of 0.00%.

When was BSEP launched?

Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF - September began trading on August 30, 2019.

ETFs similar to BSEP

Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with BSEP'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 BSEP, compared by expense ratio, assets and 1-year return
SymbolFundOverlapExpense ratioNet assets1-year return
BSEPInnovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF - September—0.81%$463.5M+12.45%
SPTMSPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock…99%0.02%$14.04B+16.49%
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BOCTInnovator S&P 500 Buffer October98%0.76%$303.0M+14.31%
IWBiShares Russell 1000 ETF97%0.15%$48.57B+16.11%
DFUSDimensional U.S. Equity ETF97%0.08%$21.20B+16.11%
QDPLMetaurus US Large Cap Target Dividend 400 ETF97%0.63%$1.83B+16.36%
SCHBSchwab U.S. Broad Market ETF96%0.03%$45.38B+16.35%