Which paid more, ISPY or LJAN?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and LJAN paid 4.9%, so ISPY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, ISPY or LJAN?

With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +11.3% and LJAN +5.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ISPY or LJAN?

ISPY charges 0.55% a year and LJAN charges 0.79%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ISPY vs LJAN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its price in cash against LJAN’s 4.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $1.2bn for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF and $12m for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January.

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At a glance

6.2%

ISPY cash paid, 1 year

4.9%

LJAN cash paid, 1 year

+11.3%

ISPY total return, 1 year

+5.1%

LJAN total return, 1 year

ISPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY

+11.3%

SPY

+14.8%

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

3.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

3.5 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

LJAN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.7 pts behind VOO

LJAN

+5.1%

VOO

+14.8%

9.7 pts behind VOO

LJAN over 1 year: paid 4.9%, price +0.1%, total +5.1%, VOO +14.8%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJAN

+5.1%

4.9% of it arrived as cash

9.7 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.7 pts behind VOO

LJAN over 1 year: paid 4.9%, price +0.1%, total +5.1%, VOO +14.8%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJAN

+5.1%

9.7 pts behind VOO

4.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. LJAN over 1 year: paid 4.9%, price +0.1%, total +5.1%, VOO +14.8%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ISPY costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.2 points; ISPY is far larger, $1.2bn against $12m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ISPY vs LJAN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ISPY	LJAN
Paid and earned
Measure	ISPY	LJAN
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+5.1%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.8%	rose 0.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	87% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment	47% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ISPY	LJAN
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	ISPY	LJAN
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.79%
Net assets	$1.2bn	$12m
Holdings
Measure	ISPY	LJAN
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · ISPY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score83.5ISPY60.2LJAN

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

ISPY 83.5

LJAN 60.2

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

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

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ISPY LJAN

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ISPY

NVIDIA Corp. 6.80%

Apple, Inc. 5.92%

Microsoft Corp. 4.80%

Amazon.com, Inc. 3.24%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.53%

Broadcom, Inc. 2.23%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.02%

Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.60%

Only in LJAN

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Side by side

ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer ProShares Innovator

Strategy option income buffer with income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.0% 4.9%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 4.9%

Price change, 1 year +4.8% +0.1%

Total return, 1 year +11.3% +5.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −3.5 pts −9.7 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 87% 47%

Age 2.9 years 2.8 years

Net assets $1.2bn $12m

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: ISPY vs LJAN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ISPY	LJAN	ISPY	LJAN	ISPY	LJAN
3 months	−0.5%	+1.1%	1.5%	1.2%	−0.3 pts	+1.2 pts
6 months	+3.8%	+2.6%	3.1%	2.4%	−1.2 pts	−2.4 pts
1 year	+11.3%	+5.1%	6.2%	4.9%	−3.5 pts	−9.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ISPY Dec 2023 · LJAN Jan 2024	+54.0%	+16.7%	27.1%	14.8%	−15.1 pts	−51.3 pts

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About each fund

ISPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 87% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

LJAN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.1%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.9%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 47% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ISPY or LJAN?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and LJAN paid 4.9%, so ISPY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, ISPY or LJAN?: With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +11.3% and LJAN +5.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ISPY or LJAN?: ISPY charges 0.55% a year and LJAN charges 0.79%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ISPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ISPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

ProShares page for ISPY ↗

LJAN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LJAN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LJAN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for LJAN ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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