Data as of .
APRJ vs XIMR: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XIMR paid 6.7% of its price in cash against APRJ’s 5.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XIMR scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, APRJ and XIMR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in APRJ | Only in XIMR |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 95.06% | 2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.57% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.66% | 2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.15% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.65% | US Dollar 0.78% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.64% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.60% |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.60% | |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 0.59% | |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/18/2027 0.59% | |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/18/2027 0.59% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APRJ | XIMR | APRJ | XIMR | APRJ | XIMR | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +1.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | −1.0 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +3.8% | +5.0% | 3.0% | 3.1% | −14.2 pts | −13.1 pts |
| 1 year | +6.0% | +7.5% | 5.7% | 6.7% | −10.5 pts | −9.1 pts |
| 3 years | +19.3% | not published | 17.4% | not published | −59.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +23.7% | +19.2% | 19.4% | 16.2% | −69.9 pts | −32.9 pts |
| APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | First Trust |
| Strategy | defined income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.8% | 7.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.7% | 6.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% | +7.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.5 pts | −9.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1264 days | 913 days |
| Net assets | $31m | $27m |
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.
XIMR in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIMR paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, APRJ or XIMR?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRJ paid 5.7% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 6.7%, so XIMR 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 XIMR?
- With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.0% and XIMR returned +7.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XIMR returned more.
- Which is cheaper, APRJ or XIMR?
- APRJ charges 0.79% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so APRJ 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 XIMR, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/aprj-vs-ximr Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.