Which paid more, APRJ or FEPI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and FEPI paid 22.1%, so FEPI 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 FEPI?

With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.2% and FEPI +2.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, APRJ or FEPI?

APRJ charges 0.79% a year and FEPI charges 0.65%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

APRJ vs FEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its price in cash against APRJ’s 6.2%, though APRJ 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 $679m for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

6.2%

APRJ cash paid, 1 year

22.1%

FEPI cash paid, 1 year

+6.2%

APRJ total return, 1 year

+2.9%

FEPI 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.

FEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

FEPI

+2.9%

none

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FEPI costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.3 points; FEPI is far larger, $679m against $27m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRJ vs FEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	APRJ	FEPI
Paid and earned
Measure	APRJ	FEPI
Total return, 1 year	+6.2%	+2.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.1%	fell 19.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	53% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	APRJ	FEPI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	not published
Cost and size
Measure	APRJ	FEPI
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$27m	$679m
Holdings
Measure	APRJ	FEPI
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, APRJ and FEPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APRJ FEPI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in APRJ

Only in FEPI

ALPHABET INC. 7.00%

BROADCOM INC. 6.95%

APPLE INC. 6.90%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.68%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 6.04%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.88%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 4.25%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.23%

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Side by side

APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying weekly

Issuer Innovator REX

Strategy defined income covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none

Pays quarterly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 24.9%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.65%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 22.1%

Price change, 1 year −0.1% −19.3%

Total return, 1 year +6.2% +2.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind −8.6 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 53% not published

Age 3.6 years 3.1 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $27m $679m

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 FEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	APRJ	FEPI	APRJ	FEPI	APRJ	FEPI
3 months	+1.0%	−1.5%	1.7%	6.4%	+1.2 pts	not measured
6 months	+2.5%	−2.4%	3.4%	11.2%	−2.5 pts	not measured
1 year	+6.2%	+2.9%	6.2%	22.1%	−8.6 pts	not measured
3 years	+19.2%	+55.6%	17.7%	69.1%	−63.7 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: APRJ Apr 2023 · FEPI Oct 2023	+24.5%	+56.7%	21.1%	69.6%	−70.4 pts	not measured

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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.

FEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, APRJ or FEPI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and FEPI paid 22.1%, so FEPI 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 FEPI?: With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.2% and FEPI +2.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, APRJ or FEPI?: APRJ charges 0.79% a year and FEPI charges 0.65%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

APRJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

APRJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

APRJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for APRJ ↗

FEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

REX page for FEPI ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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