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

APRH and DRKY both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April and VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF.

5.9%APRH cash paid, 1 year
14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
+6.5%APRH total return, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
APRH10.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%APRH+6.5%5.9% as cash10.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%APRH+6.5%10.1 pts behind SPY
DRKY9.7 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash9.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% cash9.7 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, APRH and DRKY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in APRHOnly in DRKY
TREASURY BILL 94.03%Natera Inc 25.22%
TREASURY BILL 2.00%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17%
TREASURY BILL 1.99%STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%
TREASURY BILL 1.98%YPF SA 4.78%
Insmed Inc 4.62%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52%
Alphabet Inc 4.45%
Amazon.com Inc 4.42%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

APRH and DRKY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
APRHDRKYAPRHDRKYAPRHDRKY
3 months+1.3%+11.8%2.1%3.8%−0.9 pts+9.6 pts
6 months+5.1%+25.1%3.7%8.1%−12.9 pts+7.1 pts
1 year+6.5%not published5.9%not published−10.1 ptsnot published
3 years+22.5%not published19.7%not published−55.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+28.3%+24.1%22.2%14.1%−65.3 pts+9.7 pts
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APRH and DRKY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
APRH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorVistaShares
Strategydefined incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.3%14.8%
Expense ratio0.79%0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year5.9%14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)
Price change, 1 year+0.3%+8.1%
Total return, 1 year+6.5%+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+14.4%
Ahead or behind−10.1 pts+9.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1264 days345 days
Net assets$25m$19m

APRH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRH paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid quarterly.

DRKY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, APRH or DRKY?
APRH charges 0.79% a year and DRKY charges 0.95%, so APRH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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APRH against DRKY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, APRH against DRKY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/aprh-vs-drky Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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