Innovator U.S. Small Cap Managed 10 Buffer ETF (KBFR) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide investors with buffered exposure to the price return of the iShares Russell 2000 ETF, which tracks U.S. small-cap equities, over a one-year outcome period while offering a 10% buffer against the first 10% of losses before fees and expenses. The Fund achieves this defined outcome strategy by investing substantially all of its assets in Flexible Exchange® Options (FLEX Options) on the Underlying ETF, customized exchange-traded option contracts guaranteed by the Options Clearing Corporation; it employs a portfolio of approximately 848 holdings, primarily consisting of FLEX call and put options alongside cash equivalents, with an expense ratio of 0.79%. Managed by Innovator Capital Management, LLC (Innovator), sub-advised by Parametric Portfolio Associates, KBFR targets investors seeking risk-managed small-cap equity participation with uncapped upside potential subject to a periodic cap, serving U.S. domestic markets in the equities asset class focused on small-cap developed market stocks.
Innovator, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Wheaton, Illinois, pioneered Defined Outcome ETFs® and manages a suite of buffer, accelerated, and power buffer strategies across equity indices; KBFR, part of the Managed Buffer ETF® series, was listed on February 24, 2026, alongside XBFR, NBFR, and IBFR, introducing actively managed buffers for enhanced outcome precision. In a major strategic development, Goldman Sachs announced on December 1, 2025, an agreement to acquire Innovator Capital Management for approximately $2 billion, a transaction expected to close in Q2 2026, significantly expanding Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management's ETF offerings by adding $28 billion in assets under supervision across 159 defined outcome ETFs, including KBFR. This acquisition positions Innovator's innovative products, including the recently launched small-cap managed buffers, under a leading global asset manager while maintaining focus on risk-controlled investment outcomes.