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APRJ vs DDDD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $27m for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April and $7.8m for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
APRJ cash paid, 1 year
3.4%
DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
+6.2%
APRJ total return, 1 year
+17.1%
DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
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.
DDDD · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 3.3 pts behind SCHD
DDDD
+17.1%
SCHD
+20.4%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.4% as cash

3.3 pts behind SCHD

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

3.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

APRJ costs 0.22 points a year less; APRJ is 3.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRJ vs DDDD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRJDDDD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%not published
Price changefell 0.1% (1 year)rose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate53% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYUS dividend stocks, measured through SCHD
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$27m$7.8m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, APRJ and DDDD 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 DDDD
Only in one fund ↓
Only in APRJ
Only in DDDD
Texas Instruments Inc 4.70%
Procter & Gamble Co 4.37%
Home Depot Inc 4.29%
Coca-Cola Co 4.18%
Amgen Inc 4.16%
Abbott Laboratories 4.02%
Chevron Corp 3.94%
QUALCOMM Inc 3.92%
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Side by side

APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly DDDD YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD
Strategy defined income synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) US dividend stocks (SCHD)
Pays quarterly not established
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 18.3%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.1% +13.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.2% +17.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +20.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026)
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts −3.3 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 76%
Age 3.6 years 237 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $27m $7.8m

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 DDDD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRJDDDDAPRJDDDDAPRJDDDD
3 months+1.0%+7.5%1.7%1.6%+1.2 pts−1.0 pts
6 months+2.5%+13.6%3.4%3.3%−2.5 pts−2.6 pts
1 year+6.2%–6.2%–−8.6 pts–
3 years+19.2%–17.7%–−63.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: APRJ Apr 2023 · DDDD Mar 2026+24.5%+17.1%21.1%3.4%−70.4 pts−3.3 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.

DDDD

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, DDDD paid 3.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. US dividend stocks (SCHD) returned +20.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.3%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, APRJ or DDDD?
APRJ charges 0.79% a year and DDDD charges 1.01%, so APRJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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