Which paid more, LAPR or SCLZ?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LAPR paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.5%, so SCLZ 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 SCLZ?

With every distribution reinvested, LAPR returned +6.2% and SCLZ +10.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, LAPR or SCLZ?

LAPR and SCLZ both charge 0.79% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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LAPR vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its price in cash against LAPR’s 6.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April, and $20m on Jun 30, 2026 for Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF.

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At a glance

6.2%

LAPR cash paid, 1 year

8.5%

SCLZ cash paid, 1 year

+6.2%

LAPR total return, 1 year

+10.6%

SCLZ 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.

SCLZ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ

+10.6%

SPY

+14.8%

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

8.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.79% a year; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LAPR vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LAPR	SCLZ
Paid and earned
Measure	LAPR	SCLZ
Total return, 1 year	+6.2%	+10.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.1%	rose 1.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	57% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	LAPR	SCLZ
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	LAPR	SCLZ
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.79%
Net assets, LAPR as of Nov 4, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026	$11m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	LAPR	SCLZ
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SCLZ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score56.6LAPR71.6SCLZ

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

LAPR 56.6

SCLZ 71.6

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

By the books each fund has filed, LAPR and SCLZ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LAPR SCLZ

Only in one fund ↓

Only in LAPR

Only in SCLZ

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.95%

APPLE INC 6.20%

NVIDIA CORP 6.03%

ALPHABET INC 5.22%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.18%

BROADCOM INC 4.74%

ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.88%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.77%

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Side by side

LAPR Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Innovator Swan

Strategy buffer with income dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.7% 8.7%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 8.5%

Price change, 1 year −0.1% +1.6%

Total return, 1 year +6.2% +10.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −8.6 pts −4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 57% not published

Age 2.6 years 2.7 years

Net assets, LAPR as of Nov 4, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 $11m $20m

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 SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LAPR	SCLZ	LAPR	SCLZ	LAPR	SCLZ
3 months	+1.0%	0.0%	1.7%	2.1%	+1.1 pts	+0.2 pts
6 months	+2.4%	+4.4%	3.3%	4.3%	−2.6 pts	−0.6 pts
1 year	+6.2%	+10.6%	6.2%	8.5%	−8.6 pts	−4.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LAPR Apr 2024 · SCLZ Feb 2024	+16.8%	+35.4%	15.0%	21.2%	−34.6 pts	−20.8 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.

SCLZ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LAPR or SCLZ?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LAPR paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.5%, so SCLZ 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 SCLZ?: With every distribution reinvested, LAPR returned +6.2% and SCLZ +10.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LAPR or SCLZ?: LAPR and SCLZ both charge 0.79% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

LAPR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LAPR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LAPR 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for LAPR ↗

SCLZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCLZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Swan website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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