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LAPR vs QDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTE paid 34.7% of its price in cash against LAPR’s 6.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $11m for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April and $881m for Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
LAPR cash paid, 1 year
34.7%
QDTE cash paid, 1 year
+6.2%
LAPR total return, 1 year
+13.7%
QDTE total return, 1 year
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. 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.
QDTE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of QQQ
QDTE
+13.7%
QQQ
+12.3%

1.4 pts ahead of QQQ

QDTE over 1 year: paid 34.7%, price −23.4%, total +13.7%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTE

+13.7%

34.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of QQQ

QDTE over 1 year: paid 34.7%, price −23.4%, total +13.7%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTE

+13.7%

34.7% as cash

1.4 pts ahead of QQQ

34.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QDTE over 1 year: paid 34.7%, price −23.4%, total +13.7%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LAPR costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.5 points; QDTE is far larger, $881m against $11m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LAPR vs QDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLAPRQDTE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%+13.7%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.1%fell 23.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate57% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOONasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.96%
Net assets$11m$881m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · LAPR scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score56.6LAPR32.6QDTE

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LAPR and QDTE 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 LAPR QDTE
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LAPR
Only in QDTE
QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 73.55%
QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.69%
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Side by side

LAPR Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly QDTE Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly
Strategy buffer with income 0DTE covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 6.7% 27.9%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.96%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 34.7%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% −23.4%
Total return, 1 year +6.2% +13.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts +1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 57% 100%
Age 2.6 years 2.7 years
Net assets $11m $881m

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: LAPR vs QDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLAPRQDTELAPRQDTELAPRQDTE
3 months+1.0%−1.6%1.7%6.3%+1.1 pts+1.8 pts
6 months+2.4%+1.6%3.3%14.3%−2.6 pts+2.0 pts
1 year+6.2%+13.7%6.2%34.7%−8.6 pts+1.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LAPR Apr 2024 · QDTE Mar 2024+16.8%+55.2%15.0%75.6%−34.6 pts−2.3 pts

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About each fund
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.

QDTE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTE paid 34.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 23.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.9%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LAPR or QDTE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LAPR paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and QDTE paid 34.7%, so QDTE 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 QDTE?
With every distribution reinvested, LAPR returned +6.2% and QDTE +13.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LAPR or QDTE?
LAPR charges 0.79% a year and QDTE charges 0.96%, so LAPR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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