General Strategy Description.    The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in FLexible EXchange® Options (“FLEX Options”) that reference the SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust (the “Underlying ETF”). FLEX Options are exchange-traded options contracts with uniquely customizable terms. Although guaranteed for settlement by the Options Clearing Corporation (the “OCC”), FLEX Options are still subject to counterparty risk with the OCC and may be less liquid than more traditional exchange-traded options. Due to the unique mechanics of the Fund’s strategy, the return an investor can expect to receive from an investment in the Fund has characteristics that are distinct from many other investment vehicles. It is important that an investor understand these characteristics before making an investment in the Fund.

In general, an option contract is an agreement between a buyer and seller that gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy or sell a particular asset at a specified future date at an agreed upon price. The reference asset for all of the Fund’s FLEX Options is the Underlying ETF, an exchange-traded unit investment trust that seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P 500® Index, which is a market capitalization weighted index of the 500 largest U.S. public companies. The Underlying ETF invests in equity securities of companies, including companies with large capitalizations. To the extent the Underlying ETF concentrates (i.e., holds 25% or more of its total assets) in the securities of a particular industry or group of industries, the Fund will concentrate its investments to approximately the same extent. Through its use of FLEX Options on the Underlying ETF, the Fund has significant exposure to companies in the information technology sector. For more information on the Underlying ETF, please see the section of the prospectus entitled “Additional Information About the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies.”

The pre-determined outcomes sought by the Fund, which include the buffer and cap discussed below (the “Outcomes”), are based upon the performance of the Underlying ETF’s share price over an approximately three-month period (the “Outcome Period”). The current Outcome Period is from October1, 2024 through December31, 2024. Following the Outcome Period, each successive Outcome Period will begin on the day the prior Outcome Period concludes and will end in three months. Upon conclusion of the Outcome Period, the Fund will receive the cash value of all the FLEX Options it held for the prior Outcome Period. It will then invest in a new series of FLEX Options with an expiration date in three months, and a new Outcome Period will begin. The Outcomes may only be realized by investors who continuously hold Shares from the commencement of the Outcome Period until its conclusion. Investors who purchase Shares after the Outcome Period has begun or sell Shares prior to the Outcome Period’s conclusion may experience investment returns very different from those that the Fund seeks to provide.

The Fund’s strategy has been specifically designed to produce the Outcomes based upon the performance of the Underlying ETF’s share price (or its “price return”) over the duration of the Outcome Period. The Fund will not receive or benefit from any dividend payments made by the Underlying ETF. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for income-seeking investors. The amount of the buffer that the Fund ultimately provides for an Outcome Period is determined based upon prevailing market conditions at the beginning of an Outcome Period and, while targeting

20%, is expected to be set within a range from 15% to 20% for each Outcome Period (with such amount set for each Outcome Period hereinafter referred to as, the “Buffer”), although there is no guarantee a particular Buffer will be within the range for a particular Outcome Period. As a result, it is likely that the Buffer will change from Outcome Period to Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will provide the Buffer. If the Underlying ETF’s share price increases over the duration of the Outcome Period, the Fund seeks to provide investors that hold Fund Shares for the entire Outcome Period with an increase in value that approximately matches the percentage increase experienced by the Underlying ETF’s share price over the duration of the Outcome Period, up to an upside return cap (the “Cap”) that represents the maximum percentage return an investor can achieve from an investment in Fund Shares for the Outcome Period. Therefore, even though the Fund’s returns are based upon the performance of the Underlying ETF’s share price, if the Underlying ETF’s share price experiences returns for the Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, Fund shareholders will not participate in the excess returns.

The Cap and the Buffer are based upon prevailing market conditions at the time the Fund enters into the FLEX Options on the first day of the Outcome Period. As a result, the Cap and Buffer may rise or fall from one Outcome Period to the next. For the current Outcome Period, the Cap is 2.61% prior to taking into account any fees or expenses charged to shareholders. When the Fund’s annual Fund management fee of 0.69% of the Fund’s average daily net assets is taken into account for the Outcome Period, the Cap is 2.43%. For the current Outcome Period, the Buffer is 20% of Underlying ETF losses prior to taking into account any fees or expenses charged to shareholders. When the Fund’s annual management fee of 0.69% of the Fund’s average daily net assets is taken into account for the Outcome Period, the Buffer is 19.82% of Underlying ETF losses.The Cap and the Buffer will be further reduced by any shareholder transaction fees and any extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund.

As is discussed in further detail below, it is anticipated that during the Outcome Period the Fund’s NAV will not increase or decrease at the same rate as the Underlying ETF’s share price. The Fund’s NAV is based upon the value of its portfolio, which is primarily composed of FLEX Options. Although the value of the Underlying ETF’s share price is a significant component of the value of the Fund’s FLEX Options, the time remaining until those FLEX Options expire also affects their value. The Fund’s investment sub-adviser, Milliman Financial Risk Management LLC (“Milliman” or the “Sub-Adviser”), generally anticipates that the Fund’s NAV will increase on days when the Underlying ETF’s share price increases and will decrease on days when the Underlying ETF’s share price decreases, but that the rate of such increase or decrease will be less than that experienced by the Underlying ETF.

The Fund’s “Defined Wealth Shield” investment strategy seeks to buffer losses over the course of the Outcome Period while simultaneously generating returns that match the Underlying ETF, up to the Cap (discussed in detail below), while limiting downside losses. The hypothetical graphical illustration provided below is designed to illustrate the Outcomes that the Fund seeks to provide for investors who hold Fund Shares for the entirety of the Outcome Period. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be successful in its attempt to provide the Outcomes for an Outcome Period. The returns that the Fund seeks to provide do not include the costs associated with purchasing Fund Shares and certain expenses incurred by the Fund.

The following table contains hypothetical examples designed to illustrate the Outcomes the Fund seeks to provide over an Outcome Period, based upon the performance of the Underlying ETF from -100% to 100%. The table is provided for illustrative purposes and does not provide every possible performance scenario for Shares over the course of an Outcome Period.  There is no guarantee that the Fund will be successful in its attempt to provide the Outcomes for an Outcome Period. The table is not intended to predict or project the performance of the FLEX Options or the Fund. Fund shareholders should not take this information as an assurance of the expected performance of the Underlying ETF or return on Shares. The actual overall performance of the Fund will vary with fluctuations in the value of the FLEX Options during the Outcome Period, among other factors. Please refer to the Fund’s website, www.innovatoretfs.com/balt, which provides updated information relating to this table on a daily basis throughout the Outcome Period.

*           The Cap and the Buffer are set on the first day of the Outcome Period. The Cap is 2.61% prior to taking into account any fees or expenses charged to shareholders. When the Fund’s annual Fund management fee of 0.69% of the Fund’s average daily net assets is taken into account for the Outcome Period, the Cap is 2.43%. The Buffer is 20% prior to taking into account any fees or expenses charged to shareholders. When the Fund’s annual Fund management fee of 0.69% of the Fund’s average daily net assets is taken into account for the Outcome Period, the Buffer is 19.82%. The Fund’s annual management fee of 0.69% of the Fund’s average daily net assets, any shareholder transaction fees and any extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund will have the effect of reducing the Cap and Buffer amounts for Fund shareholders.

Use of FLEX Options.    The Outcomes may be achieved by purchasing and selling call and put FLEX Options to create layers within the Fund’s portfolio. The Sub-Adviser has constructed a portfolio principally composed of FLEX Options that reference the Underlying ETF that are each set to expire on the last day of the Outcome Period. The customizable nature of FLEX Options allows the Sub-Adviser to select the share price at which the Underlying ETF will be exercised at the expiration of each FLEX Option. This is commonly known as the “strike price.” At the commencement of the Outcome Period, the Sub-Adviser specifically selects the strike price for each FLEX Option such that when the FLEX Options are exercised on the final day of the Outcome Period, the Outcomes may be obtained, depending on the performance of the Underlying ETF’s share price over the duration of the Outcome Period.

To achieve these returns, the Fund may purchase a combination of call options (giving the Fund the right to receive the cash value of the Underlying ETF’s share price) and put options (giving the Fund the right to deliver the cash value of the Underlying ETF’s share price), while simultaneously selling call options (giving the Fund the obligation to deliver the cash value of the Underlying ETF’s share price) and put options (giving the Fund the obligation to receive the cash value of the Underlying ETF’s share price). Each of these FLEX Options has a specifically selected strike price. The effect created by a first layer of FLEX Options positions is that if the Underlying ETF’s share price has increased in value over the course of the Outcome Period, when the amount of cash the Fund receives and delivers pursuant to the terms of its positions is netted out, the Fund seeks to provide a gain that matches the gain experienced by the Underlying ETF. This gain is subject to the Cap, a maximum investment return level, which is discussed below.

A separate layer is designed to produce the Fund’s objective to provide shareholders that hold Fund Shares for the entire Outcome Period with the Buffer if the Underlying ETF’s share price experiences a loss during the course of the Outcome Period, prior to taking into account any fees or expenses charged to shareholders. The amount of the Buffer that the Fund seeks to provide is determined based upon prevailing market conditions at the beginning of the Outcome Period and may change from Outcome Period to Outcome Period. After the Underlying ETF’s share price has decreased in value by more than the Buffer, the Fund will experience all subsequent losses on a one-to-one basis. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be successful in its attempt to provide buffered returns. In seeking to achieve the Buffer, the Fund enters into FLEX Options positions that have a specifically selected strike price. The effect created by these positions is that if the Underlying ETF’s share price has decreased in value over the course of the Outcome Period, when the amount of cash the Fund receives and delivers pursuant to the terms of its positions is netted out, the Fund seeks to be returned the amount of its principal investment (if the Underlying ETF’s share price decreased by an amount less than or equal to the Buffer) or experience a loss that is equal to the amount of the Underlying ETF loss minus the amount of the Buffer, prior to taking into account any fees or expenses charged to shareholders.

Each of the FLEX Options purchased and sold throughout the Outcome Period are expected to have the same or similar terms (i.e., strike price and expiration) as the corresponding FLEX Options purchased and sold on the first day of the Outcome Period. A detailed explanation regarding the terms of the FLEX Options and the mechanics of the Fund’s strategy can be found in “Additional Information Regarding the Fund’s Principal Investment Strategies.”

The Outcome Period.    The Outcomes sought by the Fund are based upon the Fund’s NAV at the outset of the Outcome Period. The Outcome Period begins on the day the FLEX Options are entered into and ends on the day they expire. Each FLEX Option’s value is ultimately derived from the performance of the Underlying ETF’s share price during that time. Because the terms of the FLEX Options don’t change, the Cap and Buffer both relate to the Fund’s NAV on the first day of the Outcome Period. A shareholder that purchases Shares after the commencement of the Outcome Period will likely have purchased Shares at a different NAV than the NAV on the first day of the Outcome Period (the NAV upon which the Outcomes are based) and may experience investment outcomes very different from those sought by the Fund. A shareholder that sells Shares prior to the end of the Outcome Period may also experience investment outcomes very different from those sought by the Fund. To achieve the Outcomes sought by the Fund for the Outcome Period, an investor must be holding Shares at the time that the Fund enters into the FLEX Options and on the day those FLEX Options expire. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be successful in its attempt to provide the Outcomes.

The Fund’s assets will be principally composed of FLEX Options, the value of which is derived from the performance of the underlying reference asset, the Underlying ETF’s share price. However, because a component of an option’s value is the number of days remaining until its expiration, during the Outcome Period, the Fund’s NAV will not directly correlate on a day-to-day basis with the returns experienced by the Underlying ETF. The Sub-Adviser generally anticipates that the Fund’s NAV will increase on days when the Underlying ETF’s share price increases and will decrease on days when the Underlying ETF’s share price decreases, but that the rate of such increase or decrease will be less than that experienced by the Underlying ETF. Similarly, the amount of time remaining until the end of the Outcome Period also affects the impact of the Buffer on the Fund’s NAV, which may not be in full effect prior to the end of the Outcome Period. The Fund’s strategy is designed to produce the Outcomes upon the expiration of the FLEX Options on the last day of the Outcome Period and it should not be expected that the Outcomes will be provided at any point prior to that time. Taken together, this means that at the midpoint of an Outcome Period, if the Underlying ETF’s share price has decreased by the amount of the Buffer, the Fund’s NAV can be expected to have decreased in value (because the Buffer is not yet in full effect), but by an amount less than the Buffer (because the Fund’s NAV will not correlate one-to-one with the Underlying ETF and the Fund’s NAV tends not to participate fully in either Underlying ETF gains or losses).

Cap on Potential Upside Returns.    Unlike other investment products, the potential upside return an investor can receive from an investment in Fund Shares over the Outcome Period is subject to the Cap. The Cap represents the maximum percentage return an investor can achieve from an investment in Fund Shares over the duration of the Outcome Period. Therefore, even though the Fund’s returns are based upon the performance of the Underlying ETF’s share price, if the Underlying ETF’s share price experiences returns for the Outcome Period in excess of the Cap, the Fund will not participate in excess returns. The Cap is determined on the first day of the Outcome Period and is 2.61% prior to taking into account any fees or expenses charged to shareholders. When the Fund’s annual Fund management fee of 0.69% of the Fund’s average daily net assets is taken into account for the Outcome Period, the Cap is 2.43%. The Cap will be further reduced by any shareholder transaction fees and any extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund. For the purpose of this prospectus, “extraordinary expenses” are non-recurring expenses that may

be incurred by the Fund outside of the ordinary course of its business, including, without limitation, costs incurred in connection with any claim, litigation, arbitration, mediation, government investigation or similar proceedings, indemnification expenses and expenses in connection with holding and/or soliciting proxies for a meeting of Fund shareholders. The Cap is also set forth on the Fund’s website at www.innovatoretfs.com/balt.

The Cap will change for each Outcome Period based upon prevailing market conditions at the beginning of the Outcome Period. The Cap, and the Fund’s position relative to it, should be considered before investing in the Fund. If an investor is considering purchasing Shares during the Outcome Period, and the Fund has already increased in value to a level near to the Cap, an investor purchasing Shares at that price has limited to no gains available for the remainder of the Outcome Period but remains vulnerable to significant downside risks. There is no guarantee that the Fund will successfully achieve its investment objective.

The Cap is a result of the design of the Fund’s principal investment strategy. In order to provide the Buffer, the Fund enters into a series of FLEX Option contracts. As the purchaser of certain of these FLEX Options, the Fund is obligated to pay a premium to the seller of those FLEX Options. However, the strategy is designed so that any premiums that the Fund is obligated to pay are offset by premiums it receives in connection with the selling of FLEX Options. On the first day of the Outcome Period when the Fund enters into its other FLEX Options positions, the portfolio managers will calculate the amount of premiums that the Fund will owe and will then go into the market and sell a call FLEX Option with terms that entitle the Fund to receive a premium in an amount equal to the amount that the Fund would otherwise owe. The Cap is the strike price of that sold call FLEX Option. The strike price is determined based upon prevailing market conditions at the time the Fund enters into the FLEX Options, most notably current interest rate levels, volatility in the Underlying ETF’s share price, and the relationship of put and calls on the underlying FLEX Options.

Buffer.    The Fund seeks to provide shareholders that hold Fund Shares for the entire Outcome Period with a buffer against Underlying ETF losses during the Outcome Period. The amount of the Buffer that the Fund ultimately provides for an Outcome Period is determined based upon prevailing market conditions at the beginning of an Outcome Period and is a set percentage established at the commencement of each Outcome Period. The Buffer is expected to be set within a range from 15% to 20% of Underlying ETF losses for the Outcome Period, although there is no guarantee a particular Buffer will be within the range for a particular Outcome Period. As a result, the Buffer may change from one Outcome Period to the next. There is no guarantee that the Fund will be successful in its attempt to provide buffered returns. After the Underlying ETF’s share price has decreased by more than the Buffer, the Fund will experience all subsequent losses on a one-to-one basis. The Buffer is provided prior to taking into account annual Fund management fees, shareholder transaction fees and any extraordinary expenses incurred by the Fund. These fees and any expenses will have the effect of reducing the Buffer amount for Fund shareholders for an Outcome Period. The Buffer for the current Outcome Period is 20%, prior to taking into account any fees or expenses charged to shareholders.When the Fund’s annual Fund management fee of 0.69% of the Fund’s average daily net assets is taken into account for the Outcome Period, the Buffer is 19.82%. The Fund’s strategy is designed to produce the Outcomes upon the expiration of its FLEX Options investments on the last day of the Outcome Period. It should not be expected that the Outcomes, including the net effect of the Fund’s annual management fee on the Cap and

Buffer, will be provided at any point prior to the last day of the Outcome Period. If an investor is considering purchasing Shares during the Outcome Period, and the Fund has already decreased in value by an amount equal to or greater than the Buffer, an investor purchasing Shares at that price will have increased gains available prior to reaching the Cap but may not benefit from the Buffer that the Fund seeks to offer for the remainder of the Outcome Period. Conversely, if an investor is considering purchasing Shares during the Outcome Period, and the Fund has already increased in value, then a shareholder may experience losses prior to gaining the protection offered by the Buffer, which is not guaranteed. A shareholder that purchases Shares at the beginning of the Outcome Period may lose their entire investment. While the Fund seeks to limit losses to approximately the losses of the Underlying ETF minus the Buffer (if losses are greater than the Buffer) for shareholders who hold Shares for the entire Outcome Period, there is no guarantee it will successfully do so. Depending upon market conditions at the time of purchase, a shareholder that purchases Shares after the Outcome Period has begun may also lose their entire investment. An investment in the Fund is only appropriate for shareholders willing to bear those losses.

Fund Rebalance.    The Fund is a continuous investment vehicle. It does not terminate and distribute its assets at the conclusion of each Outcome Period. On the termination date of an Outcome Period, the Sub-Adviser will invest in a new set of FLEX Options and another Outcome Period will commence.

Approximately one week prior to the end of each Outcome Period, the Fund will file a prospectus supplement, which will alert existing shareholders that an Outcome Period is approaching its conclusion and disclose the anticipated ranges for the Cap and Buffer for the next Outcome Period.  Following the close of business on the last day of the Outcome Period, the Fund will file a prospectus supplement that discloses the Fund’s final Cap and Buffer (both gross and net of the unitary management fee) for the next Outcome Period.  This information is available on the Fund’s website, www.innovatoretfs.com/balt, which also provides information relating to the Outcomes, including the Fund’s position relative to the Cap, of an investment in the Fund on a daily basis.

The Fund’s website, www.innovatoretfs.com/balt, provides information relating to the Outcomes, including the Fund’s position relative to the Cap and Buffer, of an investment in the Fund on a daily basis.

The Fund is classified as “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).