AQEC vs PMAY

Comparison between AQE CORE ETF (AQEC, ETF) and Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF - May (PMAY, ETF).

AQEC vs PMAY - Performance Comparison

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Key Characteristics

Financial metrics and valuation ratios

Metric	AQEC(ETF)	PMAY(ETF)
Net Assets	$811M	$807M
Expense Ratio	0.49%	0.79%
Max Drawdown	13.16%	13.05%
Sharpe Ratio	0.30	1.22
5Y Beta	0.41	0.46
P/E Ratio	23.75	N/A
Forward P/E	20.58	N/A
PEG Ratio	0.29	N/A
5Y EPS CAGR	28.57%	N/A
Debt to Equity	44.24%	N/A
P/S Ratio	4.64	N/A
P/B Ratio	6.15	N/A

Net Assets

Winner

AQEC

$811M

PMAY

$807M

Expense Ratio

Winner

AQEC

0.49%

PMAY

0.79%

Max Drawdown

AQEC

13.16%

Winner

PMAY

13.05%

Sharpe Ratio

AQEC

0.30

Winner

PMAY

1.22

5Y Beta

Winner

AQEC

0.41

PMAY

0.46

P/E Ratio

AQEC

23.75

PMAY

N/A

Forward P/E

AQEC

20.58

PMAY

N/A

PEG Ratio

AQEC

0.29

PMAY

N/A

5Y EPS CAGR

AQEC

28.57%

PMAY

N/A

Debt to Equity

AQEC

44.24%

PMAY

N/A

P/S Ratio

AQEC

4.64

PMAY

N/A

P/B Ratio

AQEC

6.15

PMAY

N/A

AQEC vs PMAY - Historical Returns

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Period	AQEC	PMAY
1 month	+5.03%	+1.74%
3 months	+6.73%	+1.98%
6 months	+3.94%	+5.05%
1 year	N/A	+9.29%
5 years(CAGR)	N/A	+7.09%
Max(CAGR)	+7.11%	+8.34%

Winner

AQEC

+5.03%

PMAY

+1.74%

Winner

AQEC

+6.73%

PMAY

+1.98%

AQEC

+3.94%

Winner

PMAY

+5.05%

AQEC

N/A

PMAY

+9.29%

5Y(CAGR)

AQEC

N/A

PMAY

+7.09%

Max(CAGR)

AQEC

+7.11%

Winner

PMAY

+8.34%

AQEC vs PMAY - Annual Returns (2020 - 2026)

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Year	AQEC	PMAY
2026	+1.90%	+6.00%
2025	+3.71%	+10.30%
2024	N/A	+14.39%
2023	N/A	+12.37%
2022	N/A	-8.38%
2021	N/A	+7.91%
2020	N/A	+11.97%

AQEC vs PMAY Drawdown Comparison

The maximum drawdown for AQEC was -12.81%, occurring on Mar 27, 2026. This drawdown has not yet recovered.

The maximum drawdown for PMAY was -13.05%, occurring on Sep 30, 2022. Recovery took 421 trading sessions.

The current AQEC drawdown is -0.92%. The current PMAY drawdown is -0.50%.

Rank	AQEC	PMAY
#1	-12.81% Jan 26, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026	-13.05% Mar 29, 2022 - Dec 1, 2023
#2	-1.74% Jan 14, 2026 - Jan 26, 2026	-9.43% Feb 19, 2025 - May 12, 2025
#3	-1.05% Dec 24, 2025 - Jan 6, 2026	-4.40% Jan 12, 2022 - Mar 28, 2022
#4	-0.89% Dec 11, 2025 - Dec 22, 2025	-3.80% Jul 16, 2024 - Aug 16, 2024
#5	-0.79% Nov 19, 2025 - Nov 21, 2025	-3.70% Jun 8, 2020 - Jul 17, 2020
#6	-0.75% Dec 5, 2025 - Dec 10, 2025	-2.68% Oct 13, 2020 - Nov 6, 2020
#7	-0.54% Jan 6, 2026 - Jan 9, 2026	-2.20% May 7, 2021 - May 27, 2021
#8	-0.50% Nov 28, 2025 - Dec 3, 2025	-2.18% Aug 28, 2020 - Oct 9, 2020
#9	-0.20% Jan 12, 2026 - Jan 14, 2026	-2.03% May 11, 2020 - May 18, 2020
#10	-0.06% Dec 3, 2025 - Dec 5, 2025	-1.86% Sep 3, 2021 - Oct 19, 2021
#11	N/A	-1.85% Jun 2, 2026 - Jul 6, 2026
#12	N/A	-1.78% Aug 30, 2024 - Sep 13, 2024
#13	N/A	-1.65% Jul 9, 2021 - Aug 3, 2021
#14	N/A	-1.60% Nov 5, 2021 - Dec 23, 2021
#15	N/A	-1.58% Feb 25, 2026 - Apr 6, 2026