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LAPR vs XIDE: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year XIDE paid 6.3% of its price in cash against LAPR’s 5.9% and the two finished level on total return.

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5.9%LAPR cash paid, 1 year
6.3%XIDE cash paid, 1 year
+6.1%LAPR total return, 1 year
+6.5%XIDE total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XIDE scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

LAPR 42.6XIDE 44.13.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

LAPR10.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%LAPR+6.1%5.9% of it arrived as cash10.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%LAPR+6.1%10.5 pts behind SPY
XIDE10.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XIDE+6.5%6.3% of it arrived as cash10.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XIDE+6.5%10.1 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LAPR and XIDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in LAPROnly in XIDE
TREASURY BILL 94.62%2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.36%
TREASURY BILL 0.54%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 1.02%
TREASURY BILL 0.54%2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.73%
TREASURY BILL 0.54%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.51%
TREASURY BILL 0.54%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.51%
TREASURY BILL 0.54%US Dollar 0.49%
TREASURY BILL 0.54%2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.33%
TREASURY BILL 0.54%2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -13.29%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

LAPR and XIDE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
LAPRXIDELAPRXIDELAPRXIDE
3 months+1.3%+1.6%1.7%1.5%−0.9 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+3.8%+6.0%3.3%3.2%−14.2 pts−12.0 pts
1 year+6.1%+6.5%5.9%6.3%−10.5 pts−10.1 pts
Since launch+16.1%+19.9%13.8%17.4%−34.1 pts−46.8 pts
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LAPR and XIDE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
LAPR
Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
XIDE
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorFirst Trust
Strategybuffer with incomebuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.7%6.2%
Expense ratio0.79%0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year5.9%6.3%
Price change, 1 year0.0%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+6.1%+6.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−10.5 pts−10.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age900 days1005 days
Net assets$11m$23m

LAPR in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LAPR paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.

XIDE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LAPR or XIDE?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LAPR paid 5.9% of its starting price in cash and XIDE paid 6.3%, so XIDE 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 XIDE?
With every distribution reinvested, LAPR returned +6.1% and XIDE returned +6.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XIDE returned more.
Which is cheaper, LAPR or XIDE?
LAPR charges 0.79% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so LAPR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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LAPR against XIDE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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