Which paid more, APRH or JEPQ?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRH paid 6.4% of its starting price in cash and JEPQ paid 11.9%, so JEPQ 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 JEPQ?

With every distribution reinvested, APRH returned +6.8% and JEPQ +10.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, APRH or JEPQ?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

APRH vs JEPQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% 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 $42.1bn for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

6.4%

APRH cash paid, 1 year

11.9%

JEPQ cash paid, 1 year

+6.8%

APRH total return, 1 year

+10.4%

JEPQ 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.

JEPQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.9 pts behind QQQ

JEPQ

+10.4%

QQQ

+12.3%

1.9 pts behind QQQ

JEPQ over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −1.9%, total +10.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

JEPQ

+10.4%

11.9% of it arrived as cash

1.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.9 pts behind QQQ

JEPQ over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −1.9%, total +10.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

JEPQ

+10.4%

11.9% as cash

1.9 pts behind QQQ

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. JEPQ over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −1.9%, total +10.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPQ costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.6 points; JEPQ is far larger, $42.1bn against $25m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRH vs JEPQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	APRH	JEPQ
Paid and earned
Measure	APRH	JEPQ
Total return, 1 year	+6.8%	+10.4%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.2%	fell 1.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	65% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	APRH	JEPQ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 8.0 pts	behind by 1.9 pts
Cost and size
Measure	APRH	JEPQ
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$25m	$42.1bn
Holdings
Measure	APRH	JEPQ
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score62.6APRH50JEPQ

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

JEPQ 50

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 JEPQ 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 JEPQ

Only in one fund ↓

Only in APRH

Only in JEPQ

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 7.09%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 6.76%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 5.61%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.19%

ALPHABET INC-CL C 4.10%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 3.98%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.31%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.70%

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Side by side

APRH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF · Writes calls through equity-linked notes (ELNs) on the Nasdaq-100, paying monthly

Issuer Innovator JPMorgan

Strategy defined income covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 11.3%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.4% 11.9%

Price change, 1 year +0.2% −1.9%

Total return, 1 year +6.8% +10.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%

Ahead or behind −8.0 pts −1.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 65% not published

Age 3.6 years 4.5 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $25m $42.1bn

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 JEPQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	APRH	JEPQ	APRH	JEPQ	APRH	JEPQ
3 months	+1.1%	−0.9%	2.1%	3.0%	+1.2 pts	+2.6 pts
6 months	+2.9%	+2.3%	4.1%	6.2%	−2.1 pts	+2.6 pts
1 year	+6.8%	+10.4%	6.4%	11.9%	−8.0 pts	−1.8 pts
3 years	+22.4%	+66.7%	20.1%	38.3%	−60.5 pts	−24.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: APRH Apr 2023 · JEPQ May 2022	+29.2%	+85.2%	24.3%	51.4%	−65.7 pts	−30.6 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.

JEPQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, APRH or JEPQ?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRH paid 6.4% of its starting price in cash and JEPQ paid 11.9%, so JEPQ 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 JEPQ?: With every distribution reinvested, APRH returned +6.8% and JEPQ +10.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, APRH or JEPQ?: APRH charges 0.79% a year and JEPQ charges 0.35%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →APRH on its own →JEPQ on its own →APRH dividend history →JEPQ dividend history →JEPQ 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 ↗

JEPQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JEPQ 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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