Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
LAPR vs PCOV: Dividend Yield & Total Return
LAPR and PCOV both write options for income.
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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April, and $10m on Nov 2, 2026 for Principal Equity Premium Income ETF.
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.Not measured
PCOV since launch: paid 1.9%, price −2.0%, total −0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
PCOV
−0.1%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
PCOV since launch: paid 1.9%, price −2.0%, total −0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
PCOV
−0.1%
1.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PCOV since launch: paid 1.9%, price −2.0%, total −0.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
PCOV costs 0.45 points a year less; LAPR is 1.1 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | LAPR | PCOV |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.2% | not published |
| Price change | fell 0.1% (1 year) | fell 2.0% (since Aug 19, 2026) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.34% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $11m | $10m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | LAPR | PCOV | LAPR | PCOV | LAPR | PCOV |
| 3 months | +1.0% | – | 1.7% | – | +1.1 pts | – |
| 6 months | +2.4% | – | 3.3% | – | −2.6 pts | – |
| 1 year | +6.2% | – | 6.2% | – | −8.6 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: LAPR Apr 2024 · PCOV Aug 2026 | +16.8% | −0.1% | 15.0% | 1.9% | −34.6 pts | not measured |
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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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
PCOV
Over the period from its first trade on Aug 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, PCOV paid 1.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid periodically.
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