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LAPR vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April, and $884m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
LAPR cash paid, 1 year
4.8%
ROCY cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
+6.2%
LAPR total return, 1 year
+15.3%
ROCY total return, since launch, Mar 19, 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. 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.
ROCY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY
+15.3%
SPY
+17.1%

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

4.8% as cash

1.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

1.8 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ROCY costs 0.44 points a year less; ROCY is far larger, $884m against $11m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LAPR vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLAPRROCY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%not published
Price changefell 0.1% (1 year)rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate57% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$11m$884m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Mar 27, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 31 weekly returns
LAPR ROCY
Return
Total return edge ROCY +4.2% +17.4%
Price return edge ROCY −0.3% +12.9%
Risk
Max drawdown edge LAPR −0.3% −2.0%
Reading

From Mar 2026 to Oct 2026, ROCY returned more: +17.4% to +4.2%. LAPR fell less at its worst: −0.3% to −2.0%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: LAPR vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLAPRROCYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+4.2%+17.4%ROCYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−0.3%+12.9%ROCYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−0.3%−2.0%LAPRDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 31 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LAPR and ROCY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LAPR ROCY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LAPR
Only in ROCY
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.20%
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.31%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.59%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13%
META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.54%
BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.11%
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Side by side

LAPR Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy buffer with income covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.7% 6.6%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 4.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.1% +10.2% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.2% +15.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts −1.8 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 57% not published
Age 2.6 years 230 days
Net assets, LAPR as of Nov 4, 2026 and ROCY as of Nov 3, 2026 $11m $884m

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 ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLAPRROCYLAPRROCYLAPRROCY
3 months+1.0%+1.1%1.7%1.6%+1.1 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+2.4%+6.5%3.3%3.5%−2.6 pts+1.5 pts
1 year+6.2%–6.2%–−8.6 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: LAPR Apr 2024 · ROCY Mar 2026+16.8%+15.3%15.0%4.8%−34.6 pts−1.9 pts

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Client brief

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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.

ROCY

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LAPR or ROCY?
LAPR charges 0.79% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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