Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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APRJ vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $27m for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April and $4.5m for FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
APRJ cash paid, 1 year
2.7%
XVSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 26, 2026
+6.2%
APRJ total return, 1 year
−2.2%
XVSP total return, since launch, Aug 26, 2026
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.
XVSP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPCX
XVSP
−2.2%
SPCX
−2.7%

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

APRJ costs 0.06 points a year less; APRJ is 6.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRJ vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRJXVSP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%not published
Price changefell 0.1% (1 year)fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026)
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 SPYSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$27m$4.5m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, APRJ and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APRJ XVSP
Only in one fund ↓
Only in APRJ
Only in XVSP
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 342.87%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 122.35%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 50.05%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,327.41 0.00%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.49%
2026-11-06 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 135 -0.52%
2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,327.41 -416.73%
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Side by side

APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF · Option income on SPCX
Strategy defined income option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays quarterly not established
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 16.6%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.1% −4.6% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.2% −2.2% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts +0.5 pts (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 100%
Age 3.6 years 70 days
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $27m $4.5m

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 XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRJXVSPAPRJXVSPAPRJXVSP
3 months+1.0%–1.7%–+1.2 pts–
6 months+2.5%–3.4%–−2.5 pts–
1 year+6.2%–6.2%–−8.6 pts–
3 years+19.2%–17.7%–−63.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: APRJ Apr 2023 · XVSP Aug 2026+24.5%−2.2%21.1%2.7%−70.4 pts+0.4 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.

XVSP

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid periodically. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, APRJ or XVSP?
APRJ charges 0.79% a year and XVSP charges 0.85%, so APRJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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