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

APRH and XQQI both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April and NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF.

5.9%APRH cash paid, 1 year
13.7%XQQI cash paid, 1 year
+6.5%APRH total return, 1 year
+14.3%XQQI total return, 1 year
APRH10.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%APRH+6.5%5.9% of it arrived as cash10.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%APRH+6.5%10.1 pts behind SPY
XQQI2.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% of it arrived as cash2.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% as cash2.9 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, APRH and XQQI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in APRHOnly in XQQI
TREASURY BILL 94.03%NVIDIA Corp 8.70%
TREASURY BILL 2.00%Apple Inc 7.91%
TREASURY BILL 1.99%Microsoft Corp 5.94%
TREASURY BILL 1.98%Micron Technology Inc 5.12%
Amazon.com Inc 4.39%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.08%
Alphabet Inc 3.28%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.27%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

APRH and XQQI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
APRHXQQIAPRHXQQIAPRHXQQI
3 months+1.3%−2.7%2.1%4.8%−0.9 pts−0.2 pts
6 months+5.1%+21.8%3.7%11.4%−12.9 pts−2.4 pts
1 year+6.5%not published5.9%not published−10.1 ptsnot published
3 years+22.5%not published19.7%not published−55.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+28.3%+14.3%22.2%13.7%−65.3 pts−2.9 pts
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APRH and XQQI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
APRH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
XQQI
NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorNEOS
Strategydefined incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized8.3%20.5%
Expense ratio0.79%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year5.9%13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+0.3%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+6.5%+14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+17.3%
Ahead or behind−10.1 pts−2.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age1264 days227 days
Net assets$25m$351m

APRH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRH paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid quarterly.

XQQI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XQQI paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 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 XQQI?
APRH charges 0.79% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so APRH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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APRH against XQQI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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