HELO vs BALT
YTDYear to date
HELO wins+0.6 pts
Past year
HELO wins+0.5 pts
Fee
HELO winslower fee
Yield
HELO wins+0.6 pts
AUM
HELO1.5× more
4–0HELO wins
HELO and BALT · year-to-date · as of Nov 5, 2026 · AUM not scored
BALT vs S&P 500
YTD$35.10 · +0.4% last sessionDividend-adjusted total return. S&P 500 uses VOO.CompareS&P 500+ Peer avg+ Add a fund
Return1D1M3MYTD ▼1Y3Y5YMAX
Total return+0.4%+0.1%+1.3%+4.7%+6.3%+26.4%+35.8%+36.5%
Peer average+0.9%−1.5%−0.7%+6.7%+6.9%+56.2%+54.5%—
S&P 500 · VOO+1.6%−1.6%0.0%+13.4%+13.5%+91.7%+81.2%+831.3%
Innovator BALT and Vanguard VOO · total return, dividends in · as of Nov 5, 2026
BALT’s Holdings
Today[…] The fund reports no holdings yet.
All 31 Hedged Equity ETFs
YTD| # | Trend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HELO | JPMorgan Hedged Equity Laddered OverlayReadDesk | 0.50% | 0.6% | +5.3% | +5.3% | $4.8B | |
| 2 | BALT | Innovator Defined Wealth ShieldReadDesk | 0.69% | — | +4.7% | +4.7% | $3.2B | |
| 3 | SFLR | Innovator Equity Managed FloorReadDesk | 0.89% | 0.2% | +6.7% | +6.7% | $2.2B | |
| 4 | FHEQ | Fidelity Hedged EquityReadDesk | 0.52% | 0.6% | +8.4% | +8.4% | $986M | |
| 5 | SIXH | ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity OptionReadDesk | 0.31% | 1.7% | +18.4% | +18.4% | $744M | |
| 6 | HEGD | Swan Hedged Equity US Large CapReadDesk | 0.88% | 0.3% | +6.7% | +6.7% | $730M | |
| 7 | QFLR | Innovator Nasdaq-100 Managed FloorReadDesk | 0.89% | — | +0.8% | +0.8% | $492M | |
| 8 | HEQT | Simplify Hedged EquityReadDesk | 0.48% | 1.2% | +8.7% | +8.7% | $306M | |
| 9 | SHDG | Soundwatch Hedged EquityReadDesk | 1.01% | 0.5% | +4.0% | +4.0% | $155M | |
| 10 | PHEQ | Parametric Hedged EquityReadDesk | 0.29% | 0.8% | +9.7% | +9.7% | $149M | |
| 11 | KSPY | KraneShares Hedgeye Hedged EquityReadDesk | 0.88% | 5.9% | +10.3% | +10.3% | $133M | |
| 12 | SEPZ | TrueShares Structured Outcome (September)ReadDesk | 0.79% | 2.0% | +9.5% | +9.5% | $104M | |
| 13 | HAWG | HCM Hedged EquityReadDesk | 1.35% | — | new | new | $99.4M | |
| 14 | RFLR | Innovator U.S. Small Cap Managed FloorReadDesk | 0.89% | 0.6% | +13.7% | +13.7% | $95.5M | |
| 15 | CBLS | Clough Hedged EquityReadDesk | 1.89% | 0.9% | +2.3% | +2.3% | $50.0M | |
| 16 | AUGZ | TrueShares Structured Outcome (August)ReadDesk | 0.79% | 3.3% | +9.0% | +9.0% | $43.8M |
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Hedged Equity · current AUM · as of Nov 5, 2026
BALT Payouts by Year
TodayBALT pays no distribution.
BALT’s Peers
YTD| # | Trend | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HELO | JPMorgan Hedged Equity Laddered Overlay ETFReadVersus | 0.50% | 0.6% | +1.1% | +5.3% | +6.7% | $4.8B | |
| 2 | BALT | Innovator Defined Wealth Shield ETFThis fund | 0.69% | — | +0.4% | +4.7% | +6.3% | $3.2B | |
| 3 | SFLR | Innovator Equity Managed Floor ETFReadVersus | 0.89% | 0.2% | +1.2% | +6.7% | +6.6% | $2.2B | |
| 4 | FHEQ | Fidelity Hedged Equity ETFReadVersus | 0.52% | 0.6% | +0.6% | +8.4% | +7.5% | $986M | |
| 5 | SIXH | ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity Index Option ETFReadVersus | 0.31% | 1.7% | +0.7% | +18.4% | +23.9% | $744M | |
| 6 | HEGD | Swan Hedged Equity US Large Cap ETFReadVersus | 0.88% | 0.3% | +1.2% | +6.7% | +6.2% | $730M |
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BALT and its peer group · total return · as of Nov 5, 2026
Cards for This View
BALT’s Top 10 Holdings
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BALT vs Peer Average
YTDBALTAvsBPeer average
1D+0.4%+0.9%
1M+0.1%−1.5%
3M+1.3%−0.7%
YTD+4.7%+6.7%
1Y+6.3%+6.9%
3Y+26.4%+56.2%
5Y+35.8%+54.5%
2–5Peer average wins
30 Hedged equity peers · each row scaled to its leader