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APRJ vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XDTE paid 25.5% of its price in cash against APRJ’s 6.2%, and 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 $321m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
APRJ cash paid, 1 year
25.5%
XDTE cash paid, 1 year
+6.2%
APRJ total return, 1 year
+14.6%
XDTE 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% of it arrived 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.
XDTE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY
XDTE
+14.6%
SPY
+14.8%

About even with SPY

XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.5%, price −13.2%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XDTE

+14.6%

25.5% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.5%, price −13.2%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XDTE

+14.6%

25.5% as cash

about even with SPY

25.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.5%, price −13.2%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

APRJ costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.4 points; XDTE is 11.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRJ vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRJXDTE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%+14.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.1%fell 13.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate53% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.97%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$27m$315m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · APRJ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score56.6APRJ39.2XDTE

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

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, APRJ and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APRJ XDTE
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Only in APRJ
Only in XDTE
SPY 11/19/2027 77.43 C 90.03%
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Side by side

APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly
Strategy defined income 0DTE covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays quarterly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 12.4%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 25.5%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% −13.2%
Total return, 1 year +6.2% +14.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts −0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 100%
Age 3.6 years 2.7 years
Net assets, APRJ as of Nov 3, 2026 and XDTE as of Nov 4, 2026 $27m $321m

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 XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRJXDTEAPRJXDTEAPRJXDTE
3 months+1.0%+1.0%1.7%4.2%+1.2 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+2.5%+5.5%3.4%9.3%−2.5 pts+0.5 pts
1 year+6.2%+14.6%6.2%25.5%−8.6 pts−0.2 pts
3 years+19.2%–17.7%–−63.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: APRJ Apr 2023 · XDTE Mar 2024+24.5%+47.4%21.1%60.8%−70.4 pts−6.4 pts

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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.

XDTE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XDTE paid 25.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.4%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, APRJ or XDTE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 25.5%, so XDTE 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 XDTE?
With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.2% and XDTE +14.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, APRJ or XDTE?
APRJ charges 0.79% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so APRJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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