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APRJ vs DRKY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% 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 $20m for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
APRJ cash paid, 1 year
15.2%
DRKY cash paid, 1 year
+6.2%
APRJ total return, 1 year
+15.7%
DRKY 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.
DRKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts ahead of SPY
DRKY
+15.7%
SPY
+14.8%

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

15.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

APRJ costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.5 points; APRJ is 1.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRJ vs DRKY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRJDRKY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%+15.7%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.1%fell 0.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate53% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.95%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$27m$20m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DRKY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score56.6APRJ59DRKY

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 DRKY 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 DRKY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in APRJ
Only in DRKY
Natera Inc 27.89%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.64%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.05%
BBB Foods Inc 5.63%
Amazon.com Inc 4.79%
CDW Corp 4.68%
Insmed Inc 4.38%
Fox Corp 4.35%
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Side by side

APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution 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 6.9% 15.2%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 15.2%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% −0.5%
Total return, 1 year +6.2% +15.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts +0.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 100%
Age 3.6 years 1.1 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $27m $20m

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 DRKY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRJDRKYAPRJDRKYAPRJDRKY
3 months+1.0%+6.3%1.7%4.0%+1.2 pts+6.4 pts
6 months+2.5%+6.2%3.4%7.5%−2.5 pts+1.1 pts
1 year+6.2%+15.7%6.2%15.2%−8.6 pts+0.9 pts
3 years+19.2%–17.7%–−63.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: APRJ Apr 2023 · DRKY Oct 2025+24.5%+20.0%21.1%16.8%−70.4 pts+4.8 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.

DRKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, APRJ or DRKY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and DRKY paid 15.2%, so DRKY 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 DRKY?
With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.2% and DRKY +15.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, APRJ or DRKY?
APRJ charges 0.79% a year and DRKY charges 0.95%, so APRJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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