Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
APRH vs FTQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its price in cash against APRH’s 6.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $25m for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April and $997m for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF.
8 pts behind SPY
APRH over 1 year: paid 6.4%, price +0.2%, total +6.8%, SPY +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
APRH
+6.8%
6.4% of it arrived as cash
8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
8 pts behind SPY
APRH over 1 year: paid 6.4%, price +0.2%, total +6.8%, SPY +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
APRH
+6.8%
8 pts behind SPY
6.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. APRH over 1 year: paid 6.4%, price +0.2%, total +6.8%, SPY +14.8%, −8.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.4.2 pts ahead of QQQ
FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
FTQI
+16.5%
12.1% of it arrived as cash
4.2 pts ahead of QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.2 pts ahead of QQQ
FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
FTQI
+16.5%
12.1% as cash
4.2 pts ahead of QQQ
12.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.5%. FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.5%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
FTQI costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.7 points; FTQI is far larger, $997m against $25m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | APRH | FTQI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.8% | +16.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 0.2% | rose 3.5% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 65% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment | 99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 8.0 pts | ahead by 4.2 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.75% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $25m | $997m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, APRH and FTQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | APRH | FTQI | APRH | FTQI | APRH | FTQI |
| 3 months | +1.1% | +0.4% | 2.1% | 3.0% | +1.2 pts | +3.8 pts |
| 6 months | +2.9% | +6.6% | 4.1% | 6.0% | −2.1 pts | +6.9 pts |
| 1 year | +6.8% | +16.5% | 6.4% | 12.1% | −8.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
| 3 years | +22.4% | +60.8% | 20.1% | 38.1% | −60.5 pts | −30.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: APRH Apr 2023 · FTQI Jan 2014 | +29.2% | +138.8% | 24.3% | 81.1% | −65.7 pts | −641.3 pts |
APRH
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRH paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.4%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 65% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
FTQI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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