UJAN vs SHYL

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

5-Year PerformanceUJAN has outperformed SHYL, delivering a return of +8.1% compared to +5.0%

UJAN vs SHYL - Performance Comparison

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Key Characteristics

Financial metrics and valuation ratios

Metric	UJAN(ETF)	SHYL(ETF)
Net Assets	$269M	$269M
Expense Ratio	0.79%	0.20%
Max Drawdown	13.69%	21.56%
Sharpe Ratio	1.41	0.21
5Y Beta	0.39	0.21
5Y Dividends CAGR	N/A	1.16%

Net Assets

UJAN

$269M

SHYL

$269M

Expense Ratio

UJAN

0.79%

Winner

SHYL

0.20%

Max Drawdown

Winner

UJAN

13.69%

SHYL

21.56%

Sharpe Ratio

Winner

UJAN

1.41

SHYL

0.21

5Y Beta

UJAN

0.39

Winner

SHYL

0.21

5Y Dividends CAGR

UJAN

N/A

SHYL

1.16%

UJAN vs SHYL - Historical Returns

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Period	UJAN	SHYL
1 month	+1.14%	+0.20%
3 months	+2.41%	+0.96%
6 months	+5.82%	+1.46%
1 year	+11.87%	+4.67%
5 years(CAGR)	+8.15%	+5.00%
10 years(CAGR)	N/A	+4.77%
Max(CAGR)	+8.22%	+4.77%

Winner

UJAN

+1.14%

SHYL

+0.20%

Winner

UJAN

+2.41%

SHYL

+0.96%

Winner

UJAN

+5.82%

SHYL

+1.46%

Winner

UJAN

+11.87%

SHYL

+4.67%

5Y(CAGR)

Winner

UJAN

+8.15%

SHYL

+5.00%

10Y(CAGR)

UJAN

N/A

SHYL

+4.77%

Max(CAGR)

Winner

UJAN

+8.22%

SHYL

+4.77%

UJAN vs SHYL - Annual Returns (2018 - 2026)

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Year	UJAN	SHYL
2026	+6.42%	+1.96%
2025	+11.15%	+7.62%
2024	+13.57%	+8.82%
2023	+16.04%	+11.25%
2022	-6.13%	-5.15%
2021	+6.36%	+4.82%
2020	+6.72%	+3.53%
2019	+10.23%	+10.13%
2018	N/A	-0.67%

UJAN vs SHYL Drawdown Comparison

The maximum drawdown for UJAN was -13.69%, occurring on Mar 20, 2020. Recovery took 117 trading sessions.

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

The current UJAN drawdown is -0.20%. The current SHYL drawdown is -0.15%.

Rank	UJAN	SHYL
#1	-13.69% Feb 19, 2020 - Aug 5, 2020	-19.27% Feb 20, 2020 - Nov 10, 2020
#2	-9.03% Feb 19, 2025 - Jun 24, 2025	-9.59% Dec 27, 2021 - Jul 13, 2023
#3	-8.85% Jan 3, 2022 - May 18, 2023	-4.92% Oct 1, 2018 - Jan 30, 2019
#4	-4.84% Sep 14, 2023 - Nov 8, 2023	-4.73% Feb 28, 2025 - May 12, 2025
#5	-3.98% Feb 2, 2026 - Apr 14, 2026	-2.74% Sep 14, 2023 - Nov 3, 2023
#6	-3.25% Jul 16, 2024 - Aug 16, 2024	-1.82% Jan 26, 2018 - Apr 13, 2018
#7	-2.94% Oct 12, 2020 - Nov 6, 2020	-1.79% Mar 20, 2024 - May 3, 2024
#8	-2.51% Sep 2, 2020 - Oct 9, 2020	-1.59% Jan 22, 2026 - Apr 8, 2026
#9	-2.50% Mar 28, 2024 - May 9, 2024	-1.57% Nov 9, 2021 - Dec 23, 2021
#10	-2.01% Apr 30, 2019 - Jun 17, 2019	-1.28% Dec 5, 2024 - Jan 15, 2025
#11	-1.82% Jul 26, 2019 - Sep 11, 2019	-1.22% Jul 29, 2019 - Aug 29, 2019
#12	-1.43% Aug 30, 2024 - Sep 16, 2024	-1.17% Dec 27, 2023 - Feb 23, 2024
#13	-1.41% Jun 4, 2026 - Jul 6, 2026	-1.15% Oct 2, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025
#14	-1.38% Jul 31, 2023 - Aug 30, 2023	-1.13% Apr 12, 2019 - Jun 11, 2019
#15	-1.34% Nov 11, 2025 - Nov 25, 2025	-1.11% Jul 31, 2024 - Aug 13, 2024