Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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LAPR vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $11m for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April and $2.1m for Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
LAPR cash paid, 1 year
6.6%
TPAY cash paid, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
+6.2%
LAPR total return, 1 year
+11.6%
TPAY total return, since launch, Feb 18, 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.
TPAY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind VOO
TPAY
+11.6%
VOO
+12.6%

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

6.6% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

1 pt behind VOO

6.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TPAY costs 0.30 points a year less; LAPR is 5.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LAPR vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLAPRTPAY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%not published
Price changefell 0.1% (1 year)rose 4.6% (since Feb 18, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate57% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 15, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 8.6 ptsbehind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.49%
Net assets$11m$2.1m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LAPR and TPAY 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 TPAY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LAPR
Only in TPAY
SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 44.68%
SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 44.62%
SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 6.11%
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Side by side

LAPR Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly TPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy buffer with income option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.7% 9.5%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 6.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.1% +4.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.2% +11.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts −1.0 pts (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 57% 100%
Age 2.6 years 259 days
Net assets $11m $2.1m

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 TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLAPRTPAYLAPRTPAYLAPRTPAY
3 months+1.0%−0.8%1.7%2.3%+1.1 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+2.4%+4.2%3.3%4.7%−2.6 pts−0.8 pts
1 year+6.2%–6.2%–−8.6 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: LAPR Apr 2024 · TPAY Feb 2026+16.8%+11.6%15.0%6.6%−34.6 pts−1.1 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.

TPAY

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 18, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TPAY paid 6.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 15, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LAPR or TPAY?
LAPR charges 0.79% a year and TPAY charges 0.49%, so TPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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