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APRH vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its price in cash against APRH’s 6.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $25m on Nov 3, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April, and $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
6.4%
APRH cash paid, 1 year
8.9%
SEPI cash paid, 1 year
+6.8%
APRH total return, 1 year
+17.9%
SEPI 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.
SEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI
+17.9%
SPY
+14.8%

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

8.9% cash

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.9%. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SEPI costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRH vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRHSEPI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.8%+17.9%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.2%rose 8.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate65% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 8.0 ptsahead by 3.1 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.54%
Net assets, APRH as of Nov 3, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026$25m$152m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SEPI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score62.6APRH85.9SEPI

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 SEPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APRH SEPI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in APRH
Only in SEPI
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.84%
CATERPILLAR INC 7.49%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.79%
APPLE INC 5.45%
ALPHABET INC 4.86%
NVIDIA CORP 4.20%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 4.07%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.55%
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Side by side

APRH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly SEPI Shelton Equity Premium 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% 8.5%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.54%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.4% 8.9%
Price change, 1 year +0.2% +8.3%
Total return, 1 year +6.8% +17.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −8.0 pts +3.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 65% 99%
Age 3.6 years 1.2 years
Net assets, APRH as of Nov 3, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 $25m $152m

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 SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRHSEPIAPRHSEPIAPRHSEPI
3 months+1.1%−0.1%2.1%2.1%+1.2 pts0.0 pts
6 months+2.9%+6.8%4.1%4.4%−2.1 pts+1.8 pts
1 year+6.8%+17.9%6.4%8.9%−8.0 pts+3.1 pts
3 years+22.4%–20.1%–−60.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: APRH Apr 2023 · SEPI Sep 2025+29.2%+23.5%24.3%10.0%−65.7 pts+3.7 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.

SEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, APRH or SEPI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRH paid 6.4% of its starting price in cash and SEPI paid 8.9%, so SEPI 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 SEPI?
With every distribution reinvested, APRH returned +6.8% and SEPI +17.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, APRH or SEPI?
APRH charges 0.79% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so SEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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