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APRJ vs BIGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its price in cash against APRJ’s 6.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $27m for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April and $31m for YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
APRJ cash paid, 1 year
13.1%
BIGY cash paid, 1 year
+6.2%
APRJ total return, 1 year
+7.4%
BIGY total return, 1 year
APRJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.6 pts behind SPY
APRJ
+6.2%
SPY
+14.8%

8.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

APRJ

+6.2%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

8.6 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

APRJ

+6.2%

8.6 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
BIGY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.4 pts behind SPY
BIGY
+7.4%
SPY
+14.8%

7.4 pts behind SPY

BIGY over 1 year: paid 13.1%, price −6.1%, total +7.4%, SPY +14.8%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BIGY

+7.4%

13.1% of it arrived as cash

7.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.4 pts behind SPY

BIGY over 1 year: paid 13.1%, price −6.1%, total +7.4%, SPY +14.8%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BIGY

+7.4%

7.4 pts behind SPY

13.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. BIGY over 1 year: paid 13.1%, price −6.1%, total +7.4%, SPY +14.8%, −7.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

APRJ costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; BIGY is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRJ vs BIGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRJBIGY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%+7.4%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.1%fell 6.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate53% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment29% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%1.09%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$27m$31m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · APRJ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score56.6APRJ38BIGY

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, APRJ and BIGY 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 APRJ BIGY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in APRJ
Only in BIGY
Microsoft Corp 9.51%
Apple Inc 9.15%
NVIDIA Corp 7.62%
Alphabet Inc 7.37%
Amazon.com Inc 6.70%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 4.31%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.69%
Tesla Inc 3.63%
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Side by side

APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly BIGY YieldMax Target 12 Big 50 Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy defined income synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 11.9%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.09%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 13.1%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% −6.1%
Total return, 1 year +6.2% +7.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts −7.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 29%
Age 3.6 years 2.0 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $27m $31m

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: APRJ vs BIGY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRJBIGYAPRJBIGYAPRJBIGY
3 months+1.0%−1.2%1.7%3.0%+1.2 pts−1.1 pts
6 months+2.5%+2.1%3.4%6.4%−2.5 pts−2.9 pts
1 year+6.2%+7.4%6.2%13.1%−8.6 pts−7.4 pts
3 years+19.2%–17.7%–−63.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: APRJ Apr 2023 · BIGY Nov 2024+24.5%+26.8%21.1%23.9%−70.4 pts−5.3 pts

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About each fund
APRJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 53% 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.

BIGY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BIGY paid 13.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 29% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, APRJ or BIGY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and BIGY paid 13.1%, so BIGY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, APRJ or BIGY?
With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.2% and BIGY +7.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, APRJ or BIGY?
APRJ charges 0.79% a year and BIGY charges 1.09%, so APRJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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