Which paid more, FEPI or JULJ?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting price in cash and JULJ paid 5.6%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or JULJ?

With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +2.9% and JULJ +5.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FEPI or JULJ?

FEPI charges 0.65% a year and JULJ charges 0.79%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FEPI vs JULJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its price in cash against JULJ’s 5.6%, though JULJ returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $679m on Nov 3, 2026 for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF, and $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July.

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At a glance

22.1%

FEPI cash paid, 1 year

5.6%

JULJ cash paid, 1 year

+2.9%

FEPI total return, 1 year

+5.4%

JULJ total return, 1 year

FEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

FEPI

+2.9%

none

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JULJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ

+5.4%

SPY

+14.8%

9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULJ

+5.4%

5.6% of it arrived as cash

9.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULJ

+5.4%

9.4 pts behind SPY

5.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FEPI costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points; FEPI is far larger, $679m against $14m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FEPI vs JULJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FEPI	JULJ
Paid and earned
Measure	FEPI	JULJ
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+5.4%
Price change, 1 year	fell 19.3%	fell 0.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		39% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FEPI	JULJ
Benchmark	not published	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	FEPI	JULJ
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$679m	$14m
Holdings
Measure	FEPI	JULJ
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FEPI JULJ

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FEPI

ALPHABET INC. 7.00%

BROADCOM INC. 6.95%

APPLE INC. 6.90%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.68%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 6.04%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.88%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 4.25%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.23%

Only in JULJ

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Side by side

FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying weekly JULJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly

Issuer REX Innovator

Strategy covered call defined income

Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays weekly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 24.9% 5.4%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 22.1% 5.6%

Price change, 1 year −19.3% −0.4%

Total return, 1 year +2.9% +5.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available −9.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 39%

Age 3.1 years 3.3 years

Net assets, FEPI as of Nov 3, 2026 and JULJ as of Nov 4, 2026 $679m $14m

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: FEPI vs JULJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FEPI	JULJ	FEPI	JULJ	FEPI	JULJ
3 months	−1.5%	+1.3%	6.4%	1.3%	not measured	+1.5 pts
6 months	−2.4%	+2.6%	11.2%	2.7%	not measured	−2.4 pts
1 year	+2.9%	+5.4%	22.1%	5.6%	not measured	−9.4 pts
3 years	+55.6%	+18.6%	69.1%	17.3%	not measured	−64.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FEPI Oct 2023 · JULJ Jul 2023	+56.7%	+21.3%	69.6%	19.0%	not measured	−58.5 pts

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About each fund

FEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.

JULJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.4%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 39% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FEPI or JULJ?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting price in cash and JULJ paid 5.6%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or JULJ?: With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +2.9% and JULJ +5.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FEPI or JULJ?: FEPI charges 0.65% a year and JULJ charges 0.79%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

FEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

REX page for FEPI ↗

JULJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JULJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JULJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for JULJ ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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