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APRJ vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.1%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $27m on Nov 3, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April, and $603m on Aug 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF.

APRJ on its own →SIXH on its own →
At a glance
6.2%
APRJ cash paid, 1 year
2.1%
SIXH cash paid, 1 year
+6.2%
APRJ total return, 1 year
+23.5%
SIXH total return, 1 year
APRJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.6 pts behind SPY
APRJ
+6.2%
SPY
+14.8%

8.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

APRJ

+6.2%

6.2% as cash

8.6 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

APRJ

+6.2%

8.6 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SIXH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings
SIXH
+23.5%
Own
+18.0%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

2.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIXH costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRJ vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRJSIXH
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%+23.5%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.1%rose 21.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate53% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYits own holdings
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.69%
Net assets, APRJ as of Nov 3, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026$27m$603m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SIXH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score56.6APRJ98.5SIXH

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, APRJ and SIXH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APRJ SIXH
Only in one fund ↓
Only in APRJ
Only in SIXH
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 4.95%
Altria Group, Inc. 4.90%
AT&T INC. 4.08%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.92%
PEPSICO, INC. 3.69%
Philip Morris International Inc. 3.60%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.85%
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 2.82%
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Side by side

APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying monthly
Issuer Innovator Exchange Traded Concepts
Strategy defined income option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 3.2%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.69%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 2.1%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% +21.2%
Total return, 1 year +6.2% +23.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +18.0%
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts +5.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 53% not published
Age 3.6 years 6.5 years
Net assets, APRJ as of Nov 3, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 $27m $603m

As of Nov 4, 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 SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRJSIXHAPRJSIXHAPRJSIXH
3 months+1.0%+6.0%1.7%0.5%+1.2 pts+1.8 pts
6 months+2.5%+10.3%3.4%1.0%−2.5 pts+3.5 pts
1 year+6.2%+23.5%6.2%2.1%−8.6 pts+5.5 pts
3 years+19.2%+47.6%17.7%6.8%−63.7 ptsnot measured
Since launchNot the same days: APRJ Apr 2023 · SIXH May 2020+24.5%+104.1%21.1%16.7%−70.4 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
APRJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 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.

SIXH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 21.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, APRJ or SIXH?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.1%, 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 SIXH?
With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.2% and SIXH +23.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, APRJ or SIXH?
APRJ charges 0.79% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
APRJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
APRJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
APRJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Innovator page for APRJ ↗
SIXH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SIXH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Exchange Traded Concepts website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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