APRJ vs PAYH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
APRJ and PAYH both write options for income. Net assets: $27m on Oct 20, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April, and $26m on Jul 31, 2026 for TrueShares S&P Autocallable High Income ETF.
PAYH costs 0.05 points a year less; APRJ is 1.2 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| APRJ | PAYH | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $32m | $26m |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.1% | not published |
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Price change | fell 0.2% (1 year) | fell 0.8% (since Dec 30, 2025) |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
9.7 pts behind SPY
APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.2%, total +6.1%, SPY +15.8%, −9.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+15.8%
APRJ
+6.1%
6.2% of it arrived as cash
9.7 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
9.7 pts behind SPY
APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.2%, total +6.1%, SPY +15.8%, −9.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+15.8%
APRJ
+6.1%
9.7 pts behind SPY
6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.2%, total +6.1%, SPY +15.8%, −9.7 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Not measured
PAYH since launch: paid 12.1%, price −0.8%, total +12.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
PAYH
+12.4%
12.1% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
PAYH since launch: paid 12.1%, price −0.8%, total +12.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
PAYH
+12.4%
12.1% as cash
12.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PAYH since launch: paid 12.1%, price −0.8%, total +12.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, APRJ and PAYH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | APRJ | PAYH | APRJ | PAYH | APRJ | PAYH |
| 3 months | +1.2% | +4.4% | 1.7% | 4.2% | −1.8 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +2.8% | +7.5% | 3.4% | 8.4% | −7.0 pts | not measured |
| 1 year | +6.1% | – | 6.2% | – | −9.7 pts | – |
| 3 years | +19.8% | – | 17.8% | – | −69.5 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: APRJ Apr 2023 · PAYH Dec 2025 | +24.2% | +12.4% | 21.1% | 12.1% | −71.2 pts | not measured |
Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →
On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About APRJ
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.7 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid quarterly.
About PAYH
Over the period from its first trade on Dec 30, 2025 to Oct 20, 2026, PAYH paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.4%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.9%, paid monthly.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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