APRH vs ATCL: which paid, and which earned it?

APRH and ATCL both write options for income. Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April and REX Autocallable Income ETF.

6.4%
APRH cash paid, 1 year
7.9%
ATCL cash paid, since launch
+6.7%
APRH total return, 1 year
+5.0%
ATCL total return, since launch
APRH · 1 year to Sep 30, 20269.1 pts behind SPY
APRH
+6.7%
SPY
+15.7%

9.1 pts behind SPY

APRH over 1 year: paid 6.4%, price +0.1%, total +6.7%, SPY +15.7%, −9.1 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

APRH

+6.7%

6.4% of it arrived as cash

9.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.1 pts behind SPY

APRH over 1 year: paid 6.4%, price +0.1%, total +6.7%, SPY +15.7%, −9.1 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

APRH

+6.7%

9.1 pts behind SPY

6.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. APRH over 1 year: paid 6.4%, price +0.1%, total +6.7%, SPY +15.7%, −9.1 pts.

ATCL · since launch to Sep 30, 20267 pts behind SPY
ATCL
+5.0%
SPY
+12.0%

7 pts behind SPY

ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

SPY

+12.0%

ATCL

+5.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7 pts behind SPY

ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

SPY

+12.0%

ATCL

+5.0%

7 pts behind SPY

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. ATCL since launch: paid 7.9%, price −3.0%, total +5.0%, SPY +12.0%, −7.0 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, APRH and ATCL hold 94% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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94% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding APRH ATCL
TREASURY BILL 94.03% 95.94%
Only in APRH
TREASURY BILL 2.00%
TREASURY BILL 1.99%
TREASURY BILL 1.98%
Only in ATCL
The Laddered T-Bill ETF 4.06%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRHATCLAPRHATCLAPRHATCL
3 months+1.4%+1.4%2.1%3.4%−1.1 pts−1.1 pts
6 months+5.2%+7.5%4.3%7.0%−11.8 pts−9.5 pts
1 year+6.7%not published6.4%not published−9.1 ptsnot published
3 years+23.3%not published20.3%not published−61.7 ptsnot published
Since launch
APRH Apr 2023 · ATCL Feb 2026
+28.7%+5.0%24.3%7.9%−65.1 pts−7.0 pts

APRH and ATCL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

APRH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
ATCL
REX Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer Innovator REX
Strategy defined income autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 13.7%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.4% 7.9% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.1% −3.0%
Total return, 1 year +6.7% +5.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +15.7% +12.0%
Ahead or behind −9.1 pts −7.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 77%
Age 1276 days 224 days
Net assets $25m $48m

APRH and ATCL on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

APRH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, APRH paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.1 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.4%, paid quarterly.

ATCL in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ATCL paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, paid monthly. REX estimates that 77% of the distribution paid Aug 19, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, APRH or ATCL?
APRH charges 0.79% a year and ATCL charges 0.65%, so ATCL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, APRH against ATCL, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/aprh-vs-atcl

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.