Data as of .
APRJ vs OCTJ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year APRJ paid 5.7% of its price in cash against OCTJ’s 5.2% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: APRJ scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, APRJ and OCTJ hold 95% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | APRJ | OCTJ |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 95.06% | 98.69% |
| Only in APRJ | Only in OCTJ |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 1.66% | TREASURY BILL 1.31% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.65% | |
| TREASURY BILL 1.64% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APRJ | OCTJ | APRJ | OCTJ | APRJ | OCTJ | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +1.1% | 1.7% | 1.3% | −1.0 pts | −1.1 pts |
| 6 months | +3.8% | +4.0% | 3.0% | 2.7% | −14.2 pts | −14.1 pts |
| 1 year | +6.0% | +5.5% | 5.7% | 5.2% | −10.5 pts | −11.1 pts |
| 3 years | +19.3% | not published | 17.4% | not published | −59.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +23.7% | +18.9% | 19.4% | 15.9% | −69.9 pts | −66.0 pts |
| APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | OCTJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October 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 | 6.8% | 5.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.7% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% | +5.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.5 pts | −11.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1264 days | 1082 days |
| Net assets | $31m | $15m |
APRJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRJ paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid quarterly.
OCTJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, APRJ or OCTJ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRJ paid 5.7% of its starting price in cash and OCTJ paid 5.2%, 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 OCTJ?
- With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.0% and OCTJ returned +5.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so APRJ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, APRJ or OCTJ?
- APRJ charges 0.79% a year and OCTJ charges 0.79%, so APRJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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