Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
INK vs SPUT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
INK costs 0.44 points a year less; SPUT is 3.2 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | INK | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +6.2% |
| Price change | fell 1.2% (since Nov 4, 2026) | rose 1.3% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 58% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | not published | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.79% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 | $5.3m | $17m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
INK
−1.2%
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. INK since launch: paid 0.0%, price −1.2%, total −1.2%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.5.8 pts behind SPY
SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +1.3%, total +6.2%, SPY +12.0%, −5.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+12.0%
SPUT
+6.2%
4.8% of it arrived as cash
5.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.8 pts behind SPY
SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +1.3%, total +6.2%, SPY +12.0%, −5.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+12.0%
SPUT
+6.2%
5.8 pts behind SPY
4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +1.3%, total +6.2%, SPY +12.0%, −5.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | INK | SPUT | INK | SPUT | INK | SPUT |
| 3 months | – | −3.1% | – | 1.0% | – | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | – | −1.0% | – | 1.9% | – | −2.7 pts |
| 1 year | – | +6.2% | – | 4.8% | – | −5.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: INK Nov 2026 · SPUT Mar 2025 | −1.2% | +19.2% | 0.0% | 9.1% | not measured | −18.0 pts |
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INK
Over the period from its first trade on Nov 4, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, INK paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −1.2%.
SPUT
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, SPUT paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.8%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 58% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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