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APRH vs QDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% 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 $37m for YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

At a glance
6.4%
APRH cash paid, 1 year
30.7%
QDTY cash paid, 1 year
+6.8%
APRH total return, 1 year
+10.1%
QDTY 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.
QDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.2 pts behind QQQ
QDTY
+10.1%
QQQ
+12.3%

2.2 pts behind QQQ

QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTY

+10.1%

30.7% of it arrived as cash

2.2 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts behind QQQ

QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTY

+10.1%

30.7% as cash

2.2 pts behind QQQ

30.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

APRH costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.3 points; QDTY is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRH vs QDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRHQDTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.8%+10.1%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.2%fell 21.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate65% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment75% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 8.0 ptsbehind by 2.2 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%1.17%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$25m$37m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · APRH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score62.6APRH27.8QDTY

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, APRH and QDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APRH QDTY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in APRH
Only in QDTY
NDX 12/18/2026 1001.26 C 95.10%
XND 12/18/2026 10.02 C 0.73%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 0.05%
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Side by side

APRH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly QDTY YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly
Strategy defined income 0DTE covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays quarterly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 30.9%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.17%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.4% 30.7%
Price change, 1 year +0.2% −21.9%
Total return, 1 year +6.8% +10.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%
Ahead or behind −8.0 pts −2.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 65% 75%
Age 3.6 years 1.7 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $25m $37m

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 QDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRHQDTYAPRHQDTYAPRHQDTY
3 months+1.1%−2.6%2.1%7.4%+1.2 pts+0.8 pts
6 months+2.9%+0.6%4.1%15.2%−2.1 pts+1.0 pts
1 year+6.8%+10.1%6.4%30.7%−8.0 pts−2.2 pts
3 years+22.4%–20.1%–−60.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: APRH Apr 2023 · QDTY Feb 2025+29.2%+21.7%24.3%45.1%−65.7 pts−8.5 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.

QDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 75% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, APRH or QDTY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRH paid 6.4% of its starting price in cash and QDTY paid 30.7%, so QDTY 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 QDTY?
With every distribution reinvested, APRH returned +6.8% and QDTY +10.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, APRH or QDTY?
APRH charges 0.79% a year and QDTY charges 1.17%, so APRH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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