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DJIA vs LAPR: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its price in cash against LAPR’s 6.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $191m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF, and $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April.

At a glance
10.1%
DJIA cash paid, 1 year
6.2%
LAPR cash paid, 1 year
+13.9%
DJIA total return, 1 year
+6.2%
LAPR total return, 1 year
DJIA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind DIA
DJIA
+13.9%
DIA
+14.9%

1 pt behind DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DJIA

+13.9%

10.1% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind DIA

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DJIA

+13.9%

10.1% as cash

1 pt behind DIA

10.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
LAPR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.6 pts behind VOO
LAPR
+6.2%
VOO
+14.8%

8.6 pts behind VOO

LAPR over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, VOO +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LAPR

+6.2%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

8.6 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.6 pts behind VOO

LAPR over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, VOO +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LAPR

+6.2%

8.6 pts behind VOO

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. LAPR over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, VOO +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DJIA costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.7 points; DJIA is 17.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DJIA vs LAPR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDJIALAPR
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.9%+6.2%
Price change, 1 yearrose 2.9%fell 0.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment57% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIAVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 1.0 ptsbehind by 8.6 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.60%0.79%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$191m$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DJIA scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score74.6DJIA56.6LAPR

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

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Apr 12, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 133 weekly returns
DJIA LAPR
Return
Total return edge DJIA +32.1% +17.0%
Annualized edge DJIA +11.5% +6.3%
Price return edge Tie +0.9% +0.9%
Risk
Volatility edge LAPR 9.3% 2.5%
Max drawdown edge LAPR −10.8% −2.8%
Downside capture 63.6% 3.7%
Beta 0.60 0.13
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge Tie 0.76 0.77
Sortino edge DJIA (slight) 1.05 0.98
Treynor 0.065 0.144
Calmar edge LAPR 1.06 2.29
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.7% a year +0.1% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.31 0.15
Information ratio −0.50 −0.90
Tracking error 7.8% 12.7%

Each against its own benchmark: DJIA against DIA, Mar 4, 2022 to Oct 30, 2026; LAPR against VOO, Apr 12, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Apr 2024 to Oct 2026, DJIA returned more: +32.1% to +17.0%. LAPR swung less: 2.5% to 9.3%. LAPR fell less at its worst: −2.8% to −10.8%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DJIA vs LAPR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDJIALAPREdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+32.1%+17.0%DJIAPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+11.5%+6.3%DJIATotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+0.9%+0.9%TiePrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility9.3%2.5%LAPRSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation6.7%1.9%LAPRLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−10.8%−2.8%LAPRDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture47.8%9.9%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture63.6%3.7%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.600.13Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.740.60Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.760.77TieReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.050.98DJIA (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0650.144Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.062.29LAPRAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkDIAVOOThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.7% a year+0.1% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.310.15Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−5.4% to +3.9%−1.8% to +2.1%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.50−0.90Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error7.8%12.7%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 133 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DJIA LAPR
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Only in DJIA
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.67%
CATERPILLAR INC. 9.34%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.33%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.75%
AMGEN INC. 4.42%
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.29%
VISA INC. 4.20%
ALPHABET INC. 4.08%
Only in LAPR
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Side by side

DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on DIA, paying monthly LAPR Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy covered call buffer with income
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 6.7%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.1% 6.2%
Price change, 1 year +2.9% −0.1%
Total return, 1 year +13.9% +6.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −1.0 pts −8.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 70% 57%
Age 4.7 years 2.6 years
Net assets, DJIA as of Oct 12, 2026 and LAPR as of Nov 4, 2026 $191m $11m

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: DJIA vs LAPR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDJIALAPRDJIALAPRDJIALAPR
3 months+1.4%+1.0%1.7%1.7%+2.8 pts+1.1 pts
6 months+8.7%+2.4%3.7%3.3%+1.2 pts−2.6 pts
1 year+13.9%+6.2%10.1%6.2%−1.0 pts−8.6 pts
3 years+41.7%–30.4%–−22.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · LAPR Apr 2024+46.0%+16.8%40.8%15.0%−27.9 pts−34.6 pts

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About each fund
DJIA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +14.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 70% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

LAPR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LAPR 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%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) 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 6.7%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 57% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DJIA or LAPR?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting price in cash and LAPR paid 6.2%, so DJIA paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DJIA or LAPR?
With every distribution reinvested, DJIA returned +13.9% and LAPR +6.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DJIA or LAPR?
DJIA charges 0.60% a year and LAPR charges 0.79%, so DJIA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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