Data as of .
JANJ vs LJUL: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year LJUL paid 5.2% of its price in cash against JANJ’s 5.0% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JANJ scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JANJ and LJUL hold 98% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JANJ | LJUL |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 97.55% | 99.57% |
| Only in JANJ | Only in LJUL |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 1.23% | TREASURY BILL 0.43% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.22% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANJ | LJUL | JANJ | LJUL | JANJ | LJUL | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +1.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% | −0.9 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +5.0% | +3.1% | 2.5% | 2.6% | −13.0 pts | −14.9 pts |
| 1 year | +5.1% | +5.0% | 5.0% | 5.2% | −11.4 pts | −11.5 pts |
| Since launch | +15.9% | +13.2% | 13.2% | 11.7% | −50.5 pts | −30.2 pts |
| JANJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Innovator |
| Strategy | defined income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.0% | 5.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.0% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.1% | +5.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.4 pts | −11.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 990 days | 809 days |
| Net assets | $14m | $9m |
JANJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid quarterly.
LJUL in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, JANJ or LJUL?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting price in cash and LJUL paid 5.2%, so LJUL paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, JANJ or LJUL?
- With every distribution reinvested, JANJ returned +5.1% and LJUL returned +5.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JANJ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JANJ or LJUL?
- JANJ charges 0.79% a year and LJUL charges 0.79%, so JANJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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