Which paid more, LAPR or XIMR?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LAPR paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, so XIMR 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 XIMR?

With every distribution reinvested, LAPR returned +6.2% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, LAPR or XIMR?

LAPR charges 0.79% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so LAPR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

LAPR vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% 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 $26m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

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At a glance

6.2%

LAPR cash paid, 1 year

7.0%

XIMR cash paid, 1 year

+6.2%

LAPR total return, 1 year

+7.9%

XIMR 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.

XIMR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR

+7.9%

VOO

+14.8%

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

7.0% of it arrived as cash

6.9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

6.9 pts behind VOO

7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LAPR costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points; XIMR is 2.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LAPR vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LAPR	XIMR
Paid and earned
Measure	LAPR	XIMR
Total return, 1 year	+6.2%	+7.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.1%	rose 0.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	57% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment	60% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	LAPR	XIMR
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	LAPR	XIMR
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$11m	$26m
Holdings
Measure	LAPR	XIMR
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score56.6LAPR66.2XIMR

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

XIMR 66.2

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 XIMR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LAPR XIMR

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2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.65%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.13%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 583.70 -0.61%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 648.56 -18.68%

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Side by side

LAPR Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Innovator First Trust

Strategy buffer with income buffer with income

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

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.7% 7.4%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 7.0%

Price change, 1 year −0.1% +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +6.2% +7.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −8.6 pts −6.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 57% 60%

Age 2.6 years 2.6 years

Net assets, LAPR as of Nov 4, 2026 and XIMR as of Nov 3, 2026 $11m $26m

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 XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LAPR	XIMR	LAPR	XIMR	LAPR	XIMR
3 months	+1.0%	+1.3%	1.7%	1.8%	+1.1 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+2.4%	+2.8%	3.3%	3.7%	−2.6 pts	−2.2 pts
1 year	+6.2%	+7.9%	6.2%	7.0%	−8.6 pts	−6.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LAPR Apr 2024 · XIMR Mar 2024	+16.8%	+20.0%	15.0%	17.4%	−34.6 pts	−33.3 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.

XIMR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LAPR or XIMR?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LAPR paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, so XIMR 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 XIMR?: With every distribution reinvested, LAPR returned +6.2% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LAPR or XIMR?: LAPR charges 0.79% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so LAPR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →LAPR on its own →XIMR on its own →LAPR dividend history →XIMR dividend history →XIMR holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

LAPR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LAPR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LAPR 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for LAPR ↗

XIMR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIMR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIMR 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIMR ↗

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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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