# SPUT (Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF)

Innovator · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% in cash and still finished 5.4 points behind SPY.

## Key facts

- SPUT, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 5.2%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- SPUT, total return, 1 year: +12.1%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- SPUT, against SPY: −5.4 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- SPUT, latest payout, annualized: 4.7%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- SPUT, net assets: $17m (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- SPUT, expense ratio: 0.79% (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026).

## SPUT over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | SPY | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 1.1% | +1.9% | +3.0% | +3.3% | −0.3 pts |
| 6 months | 2.4% | +6.9% | +9.3% | +16.0% | −6.7 pts |
| 1 year | 5.2% | +6.5% | +12.1% | +17.5% | −5.4 pts |
| Since launch | 8.5% | +13.0% | +22.4% | +38.1% | −15.7 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | covered call | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy (proxy) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $17m | issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 4.7% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 4.9% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Mar 14, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 31 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 2 days | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.1128 ex Aug 31, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $1.3979 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much has SPUT paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 6.5%.

### Is SPUT ahead of SPY?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, SPUT returned +12.1% against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, so a holder was behind it by 5.4 points.

### How often does SPUT pay, and how much?

SPUT pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 4.7% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### When does SPUT next pay a distribution?

SPUT pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 31, 2026 at $0.1128 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 31 days the ex-date falls near Oct 1, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.

### What does SPUT cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.79% a year.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, SPUT, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/sput
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