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APRJ vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?

APRJ and QVOL both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April and Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

5.7%APRJ cash paid, 1 year
4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
+6.0%APRJ total return, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
APRJ10.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%APRJ+6.0%5.7% of it arrived as cash10.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%APRJ+6.0%10.5 pts behind SPY
QVOL2.1 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%4.2% as cash2.1 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, APRJ and QVOL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in APRJOnly in QVOL
TREASURY BILL 95.06%NVIDIA Corp 8.53%
TREASURY BILL 1.66%Amazon.com Inc 7.61%
TREASURY BILL 1.65%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17%
TREASURY BILL 1.64%Microsoft Corp 5.05%
Alphabet Inc 4.70%
Alphabet Inc 4.69%
Micron Technology Inc 4.53%
Marvell Technology Inc 4.30%

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 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

APRJ and QVOL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
APRJQVOLAPRJQVOLAPRJQVOL
3 months+1.3%−3.7%1.7%3.0%−1.0 pts−1.2 pts
6 months+3.8%not published3.0%not published−14.2 ptsnot published
1 year+6.0%not published5.7%not published−10.5 ptsnot published
3 years+19.3%not published17.4%not published−59.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+23.7%+4.3%19.4%4.2%−69.9 pts+2.1 pts
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APRJ and QVOL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
APRJ
Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorInfrastructure Capital
Strategydefined incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.8%12.6%
Expense ratio0.79%0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year5.7%4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+0.1%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+6.0%+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+2.1%
Ahead or behind−10.5 pts+2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1264 days129 days
Net assets$31m$8m

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.

QVOL in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, APRJ or QVOL?
APRJ charges 0.79% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so APRJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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APRJ against QVOL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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