Innovator U.S. Small Cap Power Buffer ETF - August (KAUG) is an actively managed exchange-traded fund series of Innovator ETFs® Trust that seeks to provide exposure to the price return of the iShares Russell 2000 ETF, up to a predetermined upside cap, while buffering the first 15% of losses over each approximately one-year outcome period, before fees and expenses. The fund uses FLEX options and is designed to be held through the full outcome period, with the cap and buffer resetting annually; it lists on Cboe BZX, was launched on August 1, 2024, and is based in Wheaton, Illinois through its sponsor Innovator Capital Management, LLC, which is now owned by Goldman Sachs following the April 2026 acquisition of Innovator.
KAUG’s core offering centers on defined-outcome small-cap equity exposure, including an annual August series structure; a 15% downside buffer; a capped upside participation rate; and implementation tied to the iShares Russell 2000 ETF rather than a traditional index-tracking approach. As of early September 2026, the fund’s current outcome period runs from August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2027, with a starting cap of 18.53% before fees and expenses and net assets of about $58.99 million to $67.31 million, depending on the reporting date.
Recent major changes include Goldman Sachs’ completion of its acquisition of Innovator Capital Management on April 2, 2026, which brought Innovator’s defined-outcome ETF platform under Goldman Sachs Asset Management while retaining the business’s investment management and servicing structure. Innovator also announced final caps and return profiles for outcome periods beginning August 1, 2026, and some other Innovator ETFs were reorganized into Capital-Force ETF Trust series in 2026, reflecting broader strategic restructuring within the issuer’s product lineup.