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

APRJ and VOOY both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April and XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

5.7%APRJ cash paid, 1 year
0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
+6.0%APRJ total return, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY 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
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

APRJ and VOOY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
APRJVOOYAPRJVOOYAPRJVOOY
3 months+1.3%not published1.7%not published−1.0 ptsnot published
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%−0.3%19.4%0.0%−69.9 pts0.0 pts
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APRJ and VOOY 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
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerInnovatorXFUNDS
Strategydefined incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysquarterlynot established
Payout rate, annualized6.8%not published
Expense ratio0.79%not published
Cash paid, 1 year5.7%0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+0.1%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+6.0%−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%−0.2%
Ahead or behind−10.5 pts0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1264 days16 days
Net assets$31mnot published

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.

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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Where these figures came from

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APRJ against VOOY, 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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