Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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LAPR vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April, and $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
LAPR cash paid, 1 year
17.0%
XQQI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+6.2%
LAPR total return, 1 year
+7.7%
XQQI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 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.
XQQI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
XQQI
+7.7%
QQQ
+12.6%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

17.0% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

17.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LAPR costs 0.19 points a year less; XQQI is far larger, $408m against $11m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LAPR vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLAPRXQQI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%not published
Price changefell 0.1% (1 year)fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate57% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOONasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.98%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$11m$408m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LAPR XQQI
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Only in LAPR
Only in XQQI
NVIDIA Corp 8.71%
Apple Inc 8.50%
Microsoft Corp 6.78%
Amazon.com Inc 4.74%
Micron Technology Inc 4.63%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.78%
Tesla Inc 3.64%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.22%
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Side by side

LAPR Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy buffer with income option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.7% 20.2%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 17.0% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.1% −9.2% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.2% +7.7% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts −4.9 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 57% 100%
Age 2.6 years 274 days
Net assets, LAPR as of Nov 4, 2026 and XQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 $11m $408m

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 XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLAPRXQQILAPRXQQILAPRXQQI
3 months+1.0%−4.1%1.7%5.0%+1.1 pts−0.6 pts
6 months+2.4%−3.0%3.3%10.0%−2.6 pts−2.6 pts
1 year+6.2%–6.2%–−8.6 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: LAPR Apr 2024 · XQQI Feb 2026+16.8%+7.7%15.0%17.0%−34.6 pts−4.9 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.

XQQI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LAPR or XQQI?
LAPR charges 0.79% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so LAPR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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