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APRJ vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its price in cash against APRJ’s 6.2%, though APRJ returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $27m for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April and $674m for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
APRJ cash paid, 1 year
12.4%
YYY cash paid, 1 year
+6.2%
APRJ total return, 1 year
+1.9%
YYY 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.
YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
YYY
+1.9%
none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

APRJ costs 2.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.3 points; YYY is far larger, $674m against $27m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRJ vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRJYYY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%+1.9%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.1%fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate53% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYits own holdings
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$27m$674m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, APRJ and YYY 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 YYY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in APRJ
Only in YYY
abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%
Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%
Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%
BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%
PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%
Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%
abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%
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Side by side

APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly
Strategy defined income income from closed-end funds
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 13.8%
Expense ratio 0.79% 3.23%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 12.4%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% −10.3%
Total return, 1 year +6.2% +1.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 53% 18%
Age 3.6 years 14.4 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $27m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRJYYYAPRJYYYAPRJYYY
3 months+1.0%−4.9%1.7%3.2%+1.2 ptsnot measured
6 months+2.5%−4.1%3.4%6.2%−2.5 ptsnot measured
1 year+6.2%+1.9%6.2%12.4%−8.6 ptsnot measured
3 years+19.2%+35.2%17.7%38.6%−63.7 ptsnot measured
Since launchNot the same days: APRJ Apr 2023 · YYY Jun 2012+24.5%+114.4%21.1%113.6%−70.4 ptsnot measured

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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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, APRJ or YYY?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?
With every distribution reinvested, APRJ returned +6.2% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, APRJ or YYY?
APRJ charges 0.79% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so APRJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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