Data as of .
LAPR vs OVL: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OVL paid 8.9% of its price in cash against LAPR’s 5.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: OVL 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, LAPR and OVL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LAPR | Only in OVL |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 94.62% | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.54% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.54% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.54% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.54% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.54% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.54% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.54% |
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 May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAPR | OVL | LAPR | OVL | LAPR | OVL | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +2.3% | 1.7% | 2.6% | −0.9 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 6 months | +3.8% | +18.8% | 3.3% | 5.7% | −14.2 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 1 year | +6.1% | +19.2% | 5.9% | 8.9% | −10.5 pts | +2.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +86.2% | not published | 21.1% | not published | +7.8 pts |
| Since launch | +16.1% | +203.4% | 13.8% | 47.2% | −34.1 pts | +16.1 pts |
| LAPR Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | OVL Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF Put-selling overlay on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Overlay Shares |
| Strategy | buffer with income | put-selling overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.7% | 10.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.9% | 8.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.1% | +19.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.5 pts | +2.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 900 days | 2544 days |
| Net assets | $11m | $276m |
LAPR in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LAPR paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. 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 6.7%, paid monthly.
OVL in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVL paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, LAPR or OVL?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LAPR paid 5.9% of its starting price in cash and OVL paid 8.9%, so OVL paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, LAPR or OVL?
- With every distribution reinvested, LAPR returned +6.1% and OVL returned +19.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OVL returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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