IACL vs JULJ: which paid, and which earned it?
IACL and JULJ both write options for income. GraniteShares US 100 Autocallable Income ETF and Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July.
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.
SPY
−0.4%
IACL
+1.1%
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.
SPY
−0.4%
IACL
+1.1%
1.4 pts ahead of SPY
0.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IACL since launch: paid 0.4%, price +0.7%, total +1.1%, SPY −0.4%, +1.4 pts.
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% of it arrived 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.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | IACL | JULJ | IACL | JULJ | IACL | JULJ |
| 3 months | not published | +1.6% | not published | 1.4% | not published | −0.9 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +2.8% | not published | 2.7% | not published | −14.2 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +5.1% | not published | 5.7% | not published | −10.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +19.3% | not published | 17.4% | not published | −65.7 pts |
| Since launch IACL Aug 2026 · JULJ Jul 2023 | +1.1% | +20.6% | 0.4% | 19.0% | +1.4 pts | −58.2 pts |
IACL 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
IACL and JULJ on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IACL in plain words
Over the period since launch on Aug 18, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, IACL paid 0.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned −0.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid periodically. GraniteShares estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 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.
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