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APRJ vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $27m on Oct 30, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April, beside Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
APRJ cash paid, 1 year
0.3%
QQDH cash paid, since launch, Oct 23, 2026
+6.0%
APRJ total return, 1 year
−2.6%
QQDH total return, since launch, Oct 23, 2026
APRJ · 1 year to Oct 30, 2026 6.4 pts behind SPY
APRJ
+6.0%
SPY
+12.4%

6.4 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.3%, total +6.0%, SPY +12.4%, −6.4 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

SPY

+12.4%

APRJ

+6.0%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

6.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.4 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.3%, total +6.0%, SPY +12.4%, −6.4 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

SPY

+12.4%

APRJ

+6.0%

6.4 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.3%, total +6.0%, SPY +12.4%, −6.4 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.
QQDH · since launch to Oct 30, 2026 Not measured
QQDH
−2.6%
none

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

0.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

APRJ costs 0.16 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRJ vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRJQQDH
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.0%not published
Price changefell 0.3% (1 year)fell 2.9% (since Oct 23, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate53% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.95%
Net assets$27mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly QQDH Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF · 0DTE covered call
Strategy defined income 0DTE covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays quarterly not established
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 3.9%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 0.3% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.3% −2.9% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.0% −2.6% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.4% not published
Ahead or behind −6.4 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 53% not published
Age 3.6 years 7 days
Net assets $27m not read by ETFIQ

As of Oct 30, 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 QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRJQQDHAPRJQQDHAPRJQQDH
3 months+1.1%–1.7%–−0.4 pts–
6 months+2.4%–3.4%–−3.0 pts–
1 year+6.0%–6.2%–−6.4 pts–
3 years+19.4%–17.7%–−68.0 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: APRJ Apr 2023 · QQDH Oct 2026+24.3%−2.6%21.1%0.3%−67.8 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
APRJ

Over the year to Oct 30, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.4 pts. At its price on Oct 30, 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.

QQDH

Over the period from its first trade on Oct 23, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, QQDH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. At its price on Oct 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.9%, paid periodically.

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Which is cheaper, APRJ or QQDH?
APRJ charges 0.79% a year and QQDH charges 0.95%, so APRJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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