Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
SPUT vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its price in cash against SPUT’s 4.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $17m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF, and $186m on Nov 3, 2026 for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.
4.1 pts behind SPY
SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SPUT
+10.7%
4.8% as cash
4.1 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.1 pts behind SPY
SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SPUT
+10.7%
4.1 pts behind SPY
4.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWV
+14.8%
YLDE
+19.0%
7.9% of it arrived as cash
4.2 pts ahead of IWV
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
IWV
+14.8%
YLDE
+19.0%
4.2 pts ahead of IWV
7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
YLDE costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.3 points; YLDE is 10.9 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | SPUT | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +10.7% | +19.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 5.7% | rose 10.5% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 58% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment | 67% of the Apr 6, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | iShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.48% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $17m | $186m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 17% | |
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
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What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SPUT and YLDE hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
half
17% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | SPUT | YLDE | SPUT | YLDE | SPUT | YLDE |
| 3 months | +0.9% | +3.2% | 1.0% | 1.6% | +1.0 pts | +3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +3.4% | +8.6% | 1.9% | 4.0% | −1.6 pts | +3.7 pts |
| 1 year | +10.7% | +19.0% | 4.8% | 7.9% | −4.0 pts | +4.2 pts |
| 3 years | – | +61.5% | – | 18.0% | – | −19.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: SPUT Mar 2025 · YLDE May 2017 | +23.3% | +197.5% | 9.1% | 44.5% | −15.6 pts | −52.9 pts |
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SPUT
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPUT paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.6%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 58% 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.
YLDE
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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