Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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LAPR vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $11m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April, and $42m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
LAPR cash paid, 1 year
16.7%
YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026
+6.2%
LAPR total return, 1 year
−2.1%
YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 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.
YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX
YSPC
−2.1%
SPCX
+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LAPR costs 0.22 points a year less; YSPC is 3.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LAPR vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLAPRYSPC
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%not published
Price changefell 0.1% (1 year)fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate57% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$11m$42m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LAPR and YSPC 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 YSPC
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LAPR
Only in YSPC
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%
SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%
SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%
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Side by side

LAPR Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly
Strategy buffer with income synthetic covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 6.7% 60.1%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.01%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.1% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.2% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 57% not published
Age 2.6 years 112 days
Net assets, LAPR as of Nov 4, 2026 and YSPC as of Nov 3, 2026 $11m $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLAPRYSPCLAPRYSPCLAPRYSPC
3 months+1.0%+11.7%1.7%18.2%+1.1 pts−13.8 pts
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 · YSPC Jul 2026+16.8%−2.1%15.0%16.7%−34.6 pts−2.5 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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LAPR or YSPC?
LAPR charges 0.79% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so LAPR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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