Which paid more, APRJ or JULH?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and JULH paid 4.8%, so APRJ 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 JULH?

With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.2% and JULH +4.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, APRJ or JULH?

APRJ and JULH both charge 0.79% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

APRJ vs JULH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its price in cash against JULH’s 4.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $27m on Nov 3, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April, and $18m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July.

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At a glance

6.2%

APRJ cash paid, 1 year

4.8%

JULH cash paid, 1 year

+6.2%

APRJ total return, 1 year

+4.9%

JULH 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.

JULH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH

+4.9%

SPY

+14.8%

9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULH

+4.9%

4.8% of it arrived as cash

9.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULH

+4.9%

9.9 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.79% a year; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; APRJ is 1.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRJ vs JULH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	APRJ	JULH
Paid and earned
Measure	APRJ	JULH
Total return, 1 year	+6.2%	+4.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.1%	fell 0.0%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	53% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment	51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	APRJ	JULH
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	APRJ	JULH
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$27m	$17m
Holdings
Measure	APRJ	JULH
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · JULH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score56.6APRJ58.4JULH

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

APRJ 56.6

JULH 58.4

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, APRJ and JULH 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

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Side by side

APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly JULH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly

Issuer Innovator Innovator

Strategy defined income defined income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays quarterly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 6.5%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 4.8%

Price change, 1 year −0.1% 0.0%

Total return, 1 year +6.2% +4.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −8.6 pts −9.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 51%

Age 3.6 years 3.3 years

Net assets, APRJ as of Nov 3, 2026 and JULH as of Nov 4, 2026 $27m $18m

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 JULH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	APRJ	JULH	APRJ	JULH	APRJ	JULH
3 months	+1.0%	+1.4%	1.7%	1.6%	+1.2 pts	+1.5 pts
6 months	+2.5%	+3.2%	3.4%	2.7%	−2.5 pts	−1.8 pts
1 year	+6.2%	+4.9%	6.2%	4.8%	−8.6 pts	−9.9 pts
3 years	+19.2%	+20.9%	17.7%	18.4%	−63.7 pts	−62.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: APRJ Apr 2023 · JULH Jul 2023	+24.5%	+23.7%	21.1%	20.3%	−70.4 pts	−56.1 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.

JULH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 51% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, APRJ or JULH?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and JULH paid 4.8%, so APRJ 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 JULH?: With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.2% and JULH +4.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, APRJ or JULH?: APRJ and JULH both charge 0.79% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

APRJ and JULH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

APRJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

APRJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for APRJ ↗

JULH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JULH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for JULH ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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