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LAPR vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April, and $11m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
LAPR cash paid, 1 year
11.3%
XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
+6.2%
LAPR total return, 1 year
−21.1%
XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 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% 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.
XSHP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
XSHP
−21.1%
none

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LAPR costs 0.20 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LAPR vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLAPRXSHP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%not published
Price changefell 0.1% (1 year)fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate57% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$11m$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

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0% in common

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Side by side

LAPR Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly XSHP Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy buffer with income covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.7% 33.7%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.1% −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.2% −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 57% 92%
Age 2.6 years 140 days
Net assets, LAPR as of Nov 4, 2026 and XSHP as of Nov 3, 2026 $11m $11m

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 XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLAPRXSHPLAPRXSHPLAPRXSHP
3 months+1.0%+31.3%1.7%11.2%+1.1 ptsnot measured
6 months+2.4%–3.3%–−2.6 pts–
1 year+6.2%–6.2%–−8.6 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: LAPR Apr 2024 · XSHP Jun 2026+16.8%−21.1%15.0%11.3%−34.6 ptsnot measured

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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.

XSHP

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LAPR or XSHP?
LAPR charges 0.79% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so LAPR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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