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

APRH and MSR both write options for income. Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April and GraniteShares Autocallable MSTR ETF.

6.4%
APRH cash paid, 1 year
5.2%
MSR cash paid, since launch
+6.7%
APRH total return, 1 year
−33.6%
MSR 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% 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.

MSR · since launch to Sep 30, 202616.6 pts behind MSTR
MSR
−33.6%
MSTR
−17.0%

16.6 pts behind MSTR

MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.

MSTR

−17.0%

MSR

−33.6%

16.6 pts behind MSTR

Total return, distributions reinvested

16.6 pts behind MSTR

MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.

MSTR

−17.0%

MSR

−33.6%

16.6 pts behind MSTR

5.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, APRH and MSR 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 MSR
TREASURY BILL 94.03% 100.00%
Only in APRH
TREASURY BILL 2.00%
TREASURY BILL 1.99%
TREASURY BILL 1.98%
Only in MSR

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
WindowAPRHMSRAPRHMSRAPRHMSR
3 months+1.4%+14.9%2.1%4.1%−1.1 pts−49.0 pts
6 months+5.2%not published4.3%not published−11.8 ptsnot published
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 · MSR May 2026
+28.7%−33.6%24.3%5.2%−65.1 pts−16.6 pts

APRH and MSR 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
MSR
GraniteShares Autocallable MSTR ETF · Autocallable on MSTR
Issuer Innovator GraniteShares
Strategy defined income autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) MicroStrategy (MSTR)
Pays quarterly not established
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 44.3%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.07%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.4% 5.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.1% −38.4%
Total return, 1 year +6.7% −33.6% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +15.7% −17.0%
Ahead or behind −9.1 pts −16.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 0%
Age 1276 days 141 days
Net assets $25m $593,832

APRH and MSR 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.

MSR in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, MSR paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 38.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −33.6%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −17.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 44.3%, paid periodically. GraniteShares estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Jun 5, 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 MSR?
APRH charges 0.79% a year and MSR charges 1.07%, so APRH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, APRH against MSR, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/aprh-vs-msr

Open data

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