APRJ vs DACL: which paid, and which earned it?

APRJ and DACL both write options for income. Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April and REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF.

6.2%
APRJ cash paid, 1 year
0.6%
DACL cash paid, since launch
+6.1%
APRJ total return, 1 year
+0.5%
DACL total return, since launch
APRJ · 1 year to Sep 30, 20269.6 pts behind SPY
APRJ
+6.1%
SPY
+15.7%

9.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.2%, total +6.1%, SPY +15.7%, −9.6 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

APRJ

+6.1%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

9.6 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.2%, total +6.1%, SPY +15.7%, −9.6 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

APRJ

+6.1%

9.6 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.2%, total +6.1%, SPY +15.7%, −9.6 pts.

DACL · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.2 pts ahead of SPY
DACL
+0.5%
SPY
−1.7%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

SPY

−1.7%

DACL

+0.5%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

SPY

−1.7%

DACL

+0.5%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

0.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRJDACLAPRJDACLAPRJDACL
3 months+1.1%not published1.7%not published−1.4 ptsnot published
6 months+3.9%not published3.5%not published−13.1 ptsnot published
1 year+6.1%not published6.2%not published−9.6 ptsnot published
3 years+19.5%not published17.8%not published−65.5 ptsnot published
Since launch
APRJ Apr 2023 · DACL Aug 2026
+23.8%+0.5%21.1%0.6%−70.0 pts+2.2 pts

APRJ and DACL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

APRJ
Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
DACL
REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY
Issuer Innovator REX
Strategy defined income autocallable
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Pays quarterly not established
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 6.6%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.65%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 0.6% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.2% −0.1%
Total return, 1 year +6.1% +0.5% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +15.7% −1.7%
Ahead or behind −9.6 pts +2.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 1276 days 48 days
Net assets $28m $4m

APRJ and DACL on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

APRJ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid quarterly.

DACL in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 13, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, DACL paid 0.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned −1.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, APRJ or DACL?
APRJ charges 0.79% a year and DACL charges 0.65%, so DACL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, APRJ against DACL, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/aprj-vs-dacl

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.