Data as of .
APRJ vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
APRJ and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, APRJ and SCEP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in APRJ | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 95.06% | ALPHABET INC 5.98% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.66% | APPLE INC 5.71% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.65% | NVIDIA CORP 5.70% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.64% | BROADCOM INC 5.61% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.68% | |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% | |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.49% | |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% |
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 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APRJ | SCEP | APRJ | SCEP | APRJ | SCEP | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | −0.1% | 1.7% | 1.7% | −1.0 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +3.8% | +8.3% | 3.0% | 3.7% | −14.2 pts | −9.7 pts |
| 1 year | +6.0% | not published | 5.7% | not published | −10.5 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +19.3% | not published | 17.4% | not published | −59.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +23.7% | +3.5% | 19.4% | 5.0% | −69.9 pts | −8.2 pts |
| APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | defined income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.8% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.7% | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.5 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1264 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $31m | $235m |
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.
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, APRJ or SCEP?
- APRJ charges 0.79% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so SCEP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, APRJ against SCEP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/aprj-vs-scep Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.