Which paid more, APRH or JEPI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRH paid 6.4% of its starting price in cash and JEPI paid 8.1%, so JEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, APRH or JEPI?

With every distribution reinvested, APRH returned +6.8% and JEPI +12.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, APRH or JEPI?

APRH charges 0.79% a year and JEPI charges 0.35%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

APRH vs JEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% 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 $46.1bn for JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

6.4%

APRH cash paid, 1 year

8.1%

JEPI cash paid, 1 year

+6.8%

APRH total return, 1 year

+12.0%

JEPI total return, 1 year

APRH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8 pts behind SPY

APRH

+6.8%

SPY

+14.8%

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.

JEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.8 pts behind SPY

JEPI

+12.0%

SPY

+14.8%

2.8 pts behind SPY

JEPI over 1 year: paid 8.1%, price +3.4%, total +12.0%, SPY +14.8%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JEPI

+12.0%

8.1% of it arrived as cash

2.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.8 pts behind SPY

JEPI over 1 year: paid 8.1%, price +3.4%, total +12.0%, SPY +14.8%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JEPI

+12.0%

8.1% cash

2.8 pts behind SPY

8.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. JEPI over 1 year: paid 8.1%, price +3.4%, total +12.0%, SPY +14.8%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPI costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.2 points; JEPI is far larger, $46.1bn against $25m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRH vs JEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	APRH	JEPI
Paid and earned
Measure	APRH	JEPI
Total return, 1 year	+6.8%	+12.0%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.2%	rose 3.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	65% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	APRH	JEPI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 8.0 pts	behind by 2.8 pts
Cost and size
Measure	APRH	JEPI
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$25m	$46.1bn
Holdings
Measure	APRH	JEPI
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · JEPI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score62.6APRH76.9JEPI

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

APRH 62.6

JEPI 76.9

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, APRH and JEPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APRH JEPI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in APRH

Only in JEPI

MASTERCARD INC COMMON 1.99%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 1.93%

VISA INC COMMON STOCK USD 1.88%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 1.86%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 1.81%

NEXTERA ENERGY INC 1.81%

3M CO COMMON STOCK USD 1.80%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 1.75%

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Side by side

APRH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF · Writes calls through equity-linked notes (ELNs) on the S&P 500, paying monthly

Issuer Innovator JPMorgan

Strategy defined income covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 7.1%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.4% 8.1%

Price change, 1 year +0.2% +3.4%

Total return, 1 year +6.8% +12.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −8.0 pts −2.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 65% not published

Age 3.6 years 6.5 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $25m $46.1bn

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

Window by window: APRH vs JEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	APRH	JEPI	APRH	JEPI	APRH	JEPI
3 months	+1.1%	+3.3%	2.1%	1.8%	+1.2 pts	+3.4 pts
6 months	+2.9%	+7.3%	4.1%	3.9%	−2.1 pts	+2.3 pts
1 year	+6.8%	+12.0%	6.4%	8.1%	−8.0 pts	−2.8 pts
3 years	+22.4%	+37.9%	20.1%	25.2%	−60.5 pts	−45.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: APRH Apr 2023 · JEPI May 2020	+29.2%	+102.1%	24.3%	62.2%	−65.7 pts	−82.3 pts

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About each fund

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.

JEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, APRH or JEPI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRH paid 6.4% of its starting price in cash and JEPI paid 8.1%, so JEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, APRH or JEPI?: With every distribution reinvested, APRH returned +6.8% and JEPI +12.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, APRH or JEPI?: APRH charges 0.79% a year and JEPI charges 0.35%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →APRH on its own →JEPI on its own →APRH dividend history →JEPI dividend history →JEPI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

APRH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

APRH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

APRH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for APRH ↗

JEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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