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APRH vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its price in cash against APRH’s 6.4%, though APRH 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 $20m for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.

At a glance
6.4%
APRH cash paid, 1 year
14.6%
QUSA cash paid, 1 year
+6.8%
APRH total return, 1 year
+1.9%
QUSA 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.
QUSA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12.9 pts behind SPY
QUSA
+1.9%
SPY
+14.8%

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

14.6% cash

12.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

12.9 pts behind SPY

14.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

APRH costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.9 points; APRH is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRH vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRHQUSA
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.8%+1.9%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.2%fell 12.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate65% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 8.0 ptsbehind by 12.9 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.97%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$25m$20m
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 Score62.6APRH21.9QUSA

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

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

0%

By the books each fund has filed, APRH and QUSA 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 QUSA
Only in one fund ↓
Only in APRH
Only in QUSA
Apple Inc 7.27%
Microsoft Corp 6.27%
NVIDIA Corp 6.15%
Visa Inc 5.70%
Alphabet Inc 4.97%
Lam Research Corp 4.91%
Mastercard Inc 4.37%
Adobe Inc 4.17%
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Side by side

APRH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy defined income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 15.4%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.4% 14.6%
Price change, 1 year +0.2% −12.3%
Total return, 1 year +6.8% +1.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −8.0 pts −12.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 65% 100%
Age 3.6 years 1.5 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $25m $20m

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 QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRHQUSAAPRHQUSAAPRHQUSA
3 months+1.1%−8.5%2.1%3.6%+1.2 pts−8.4 pts
6 months+2.9%−5.5%4.1%7.3%−2.1 pts−10.5 pts
1 year+6.8%+1.9%6.4%14.6%−8.0 pts−12.8 pts
3 years+22.4%–20.1%–−60.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: APRH Apr 2023 · QUSA May 2025+29.2%−1.8%24.3%17.3%−65.7 pts−41.3 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.

QUSA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, APRH or QUSA?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRH paid 6.4% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 14.6%, so QUSA 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 QUSA?
With every distribution reinvested, APRH returned +6.8% and QUSA +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, APRH or QUSA?
APRH charges 0.79% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so APRH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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