Innovator ETFs Trust – Innovator Equity Dual Directional 15 Buffer ETF – August is a U.S.-domiciled, exchange-traded fund that seeks capital appreciation through a defined-outcome options strategy linked to the price return of the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust. The fund is managed by Innovator Capital Management LLC, co-managed by Milliman Financial Risk Management LLC, and listed on Cboe BZX under the ticker DDFG. It invests primarily through FLEX Options and other instruments designed to provide exposure to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust and, indirectly, U.S. large-cap equities across diversified sectors. The fund’s principal offering is an annually reset, August-series dual-directional buffer strategy intended to capture gains in rising markets up to a stated upside cap; generate positive returns when the reference asset declines within a specified inverse-performance threshold, subject to an inverse cap; and provide a 15% downside buffer against losses beyond that threshold, before fees and expenses. The current outcome period runs from August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027, with a starting upside cap of 11.38%, an inverse cap of 15.00%, and a 15.00% buffer; the fund charges a 0.79% expense ratio. Shares trade on an exchange at market prices, may trade at premiums or discounts to net asset value, and are not individually redeemable. DDFG was formed on July 31, 2026 and listed on August 3, 2026, representing a recent expansion of Innovator’s Dual Directional Buffer ETF lineup. Innovator Capital Management, headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois, markets defined-outcome ETFs to financial advisers, institutional investors, and self-directed investors; its broader product range includes Buffer ETFs, Power Buffer ETFs, Managed Buffer ETFs, Defined Protection ETFs, Floor ETFs, Accelerated ETFs, autocallable-income ETFs, and other options-based investment strategies. The fund is distributed by Foreside Fund Services LLC.