BDEC vs SHYL

Comparison between Innovator U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - December (BDEC, ETF) and XTRACKERS SHORT DURATION HIGH YIELD BOND ETF (SHYL, ETF).

5-Year PerformanceBDEC has outperformed SHYL, delivering a return of +10.1% compared to +4.9%

BDEC vs SHYL - Performance Comparison

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Key Characteristics

Financial metrics and valuation ratios

Metric	BDEC(ETF)	SHYL(ETF)
Net Assets	$265M	$265M
Expense Ratio	0.79%	0.20%
Max Drawdown	25.60%	21.56%
Sharpe Ratio	1.65	0.70
5Y Beta	0.64	0.21
5Y Dividends CAGR	N/A	2.27%

Net Assets

Winner

BDEC

$265M

SHYL

$265M

Expense Ratio

BDEC

0.79%

Winner

SHYL

0.20%

Max Drawdown

BDEC

25.60%

Winner

SHYL

21.56%

Sharpe Ratio

Winner

BDEC

1.65

SHYL

0.70

5Y Beta

BDEC

0.64

Winner

SHYL

0.21

5Y Dividends CAGR

BDEC

N/A

SHYL

2.27%

BDEC vs SHYL - Historical Returns

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Period	BDEC	SHYL
1 month	+1.57%	+0.92%
3 months	+9.07%	+2.10%
6 months	+8.18%	+2.05%
1 year	+20.78%	+6.02%
5 years(CAGR)	+10.12%	+4.90%
10 years(CAGR)	N/A	+4.82%
Max(CAGR)	+11.44%	+4.82%

Winner

BDEC

+1.57%

SHYL

+0.92%

Winner

BDEC

+9.07%

SHYL

+2.10%

Winner

BDEC

+8.18%

SHYL

+2.05%

Winner

BDEC

+20.78%

SHYL

+6.02%

5Y(CAGR)

Winner

BDEC

+10.12%

SHYL

+4.90%

10Y(CAGR)

BDEC

N/A

SHYL

+4.82%

Max(CAGR)

Winner

BDEC

+11.44%

SHYL

+4.82%

BDEC vs SHYL - Annual Returns (2018 - 2026)

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Year	BDEC	SHYL
2026	+7.59%	+1.50%
2025	+15.13%	+7.62%
2024	+12.85%	+8.82%
2023	+20.26%	+11.25%
2022	-9.52%	-5.15%
2021	+16.72%	+4.82%
2020	+12.85%	+3.53%
2019	+2.40%	+10.13%
2018	N/A	-0.67%

BDEC vs SHYL Drawdown Comparison

The maximum drawdown for BDEC was -25.60%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 118 trading sessions.

The maximum drawdown for SHYL was -19.27%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 184 trading sessions.

The current BDEC drawdown is -0.14%.

Rank	BDEC	SHYL
#1	-25.60% Feb 19, 2020 - Aug 6, 2020	-19.27% Feb 20, 2020 - Nov 10, 2020
#2	-16.44% Jan 4, 2022 - Jun 12, 2023	-9.59% Dec 27, 2021 - Jul 13, 2023
#3	-13.95% Feb 19, 2025 - Jun 24, 2025	-4.92% Oct 1, 2018 - Jan 30, 2019
#4	-9.02% Jul 31, 2023 - Dec 1, 2023	-4.73% Feb 28, 2025 - May 12, 2025
#5	-6.52% Jan 28, 2026 - Apr 14, 2026	-2.74% Sep 14, 2023 - Nov 3, 2023
#6	-4.64% Oct 12, 2020 - Nov 6, 2020	-1.82% Jan 26, 2018 - Apr 13, 2018
#7	-4.28% Sep 2, 2020 - Oct 9, 2020	-1.79% Mar 20, 2024 - May 3, 2024
#8	-4.08% Jul 16, 2024 - Aug 16, 2024	-1.59% Jan 22, 2026 - Apr 8, 2026
#9	-3.84% Nov 11, 2025 - Nov 26, 2025	-1.57% Nov 9, 2021 - Dec 23, 2021
#10	-2.83% Dec 6, 2024 - Jan 22, 2025	-1.28% Dec 5, 2024 - Jan 15, 2025
#11	-2.79% Mar 28, 2024 - May 7, 2024	-1.22% Jul 29, 2019 - Aug 29, 2019
#12	-2.61% Jan 20, 2021 - Feb 8, 2021	-1.17% Dec 27, 2023 - Feb 23, 2024
#13	-2.46% Jun 2, 2026 - Jun 10, 2026	-1.15% Oct 2, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025
#14	-2.43% Feb 24, 2021 - Mar 11, 2021	-1.13% Apr 12, 2019 - Jun 11, 2019
#15	-2.24% May 7, 2021 - May 27, 2021	-1.11% Jul 31, 2024 - Aug 13, 2024