ATC vs JULJ: which paid, and which earned it?

ATC and JULJ both write options for income. GraniteShares Autocallable COIN ETF and Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July.

10.8%
ATC cash paid, since launch
5.7%
JULJ cash paid, 1 year
+14.8%
ATC total return, since launch
+5.1%
JULJ total return, 1 year
ATC · since launch to Sep 30, 202625 pts ahead of COIN
ATC
+14.8%
COIN
−10.2%

25 pts ahead of COIN

ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.

COIN

−10.2%

ATC

+14.8%

10.8% of it arrived as cash

25 pts ahead of COIN

Total return, distributions reinvested

25 pts ahead of COIN

ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.

COIN

−10.2%

ATC

+14.8%

25 pts ahead of COIN

10.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ATC since launch: paid 10.8%, price +1.9%, total +14.8%, COIN −10.2%, +25.0 pts.

JULJ · 1 year to Sep 30, 202610.6 pts behind SPY
JULJ
+5.1%
SPY
+15.7%

10.6 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.7%, price −0.7%, total +5.1%, SPY +15.7%, −10.6 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

JULJ

+5.1%

5.7% as cash

10.6 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.6 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.7%, price −0.7%, total +5.1%, SPY +15.7%, −10.6 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

JULJ

+5.1%

10.6 pts behind SPY

5.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.7%, price −0.7%, total +5.1%, SPY +15.7%, −10.6 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ATC and JULJ hold 100% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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100% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ATC JULJ
Treasury Bill 100.00% 100.00%
Only in ATC
Only in JULJ

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowATCJULJATCJULJATCJULJ
3 months+23.3%+1.6%6.2%1.4%+6.2 pts−0.9 pts
6 monthsnot published+2.8%not published2.7%not published−14.2 pts
1 yearnot published+5.1%not published5.7%not published−10.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+19.3%not published17.4%not published−65.7 pts
Since launch
ATC May 2026 · JULJ Jul 2023
+14.8%+20.6%10.8%19.0%+25.0 pts−58.2 pts

ATC and JULJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ATC
GraniteShares Autocallable COIN ETF · Autocallable on COIN, paying monthly
JULJ
Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Issuer GraniteShares Innovator
Strategy autocallable defined income
Benchmark Coinbase (COIN) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 36.1% 5.4%
Expense ratio 1.07% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.8% (since launch on May 12, 2026) 5.7%
Price change, 1 year +1.9% −0.7%
Total return, 1 year +14.8% (since launch on May 12, 2026) +5.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year −10.2% +15.7%
Ahead or behind +25.0 pts −10.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 2% not published
Age 141 days 1185 days
Net assets $998,712 $14m

ATC and JULJ on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ATC in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ATC paid 10.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. Coinbase (COIN) returned −10.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 25.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 36.1%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 2% of the distribution paid Aug 14, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

JULJ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, JULJ paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.4%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ATC or JULJ?
ATC charges 1.07% a year and JULJ charges 0.79%, so JULJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, ATC against JULJ, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/atc-vs-julj

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.