APRJ vs TLA: which paid, and which earned it?
APRJ and TLA both write options for income. Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April and GraniteShares Autocallable TSLA ETF.
9.6 pts behind SPY
APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.2%, total +6.1%, SPY +15.7%, −9.6 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
APRJ
+6.1%
6.2% as cash
9.6 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
9.6 pts behind SPY
APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.2%, total +6.1%, SPY +15.7%, −9.6 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
APRJ
+6.1%
9.6 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 +15.7%, −9.6 pts.
26.3 pts ahead of TSLA
TLA since launch: paid 11.1%, price −1.4%, total +10.4%, TSLA −15.9%, +26.3 pts.
TSLA
−15.9%
TLA
+10.4%
11.1% of it arrived as cash
26.3 pts ahead of TSLA
Total return, distributions reinvested
26.3 pts ahead of TSLA
TLA since launch: paid 11.1%, price −1.4%, total +10.4%, TSLA −15.9%, +26.3 pts.
TSLA
−15.9%
TLA
+10.4%
26.3 pts ahead of TSLA
11.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. TLA since launch: paid 11.1%, price −1.4%, total +10.4%, TSLA −15.9%, +26.3 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | APRJ | TLA | APRJ | TLA | APRJ | TLA |
| 3 months | +1.1% | +3.3% | 1.7% | 3.1% | −1.4 pts | +19.9 pts |
| 6 months | +3.9% | +11.2% | 3.5% | 8.2% | −13.1 pts | +18.1 pts |
| 1 year | +6.1% | not published | 6.2% | not published | −9.6 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +19.5% | not published | 17.8% | not published | −65.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch APRJ Apr 2023 · TLA Feb 2026 | +23.8% | +10.4% | 21.1% | 11.1% | −70.0 pts | +26.3 pts |
APRJ and TLA over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
APRJ and TLA on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
APRJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 30, 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 +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid quarterly.
TLA in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, TLA paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.4%. Tesla (TSLA) returned −15.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 26.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 4% of the distribution paid Jun 5, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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