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JULH vs ODTE: which paid, and which earned it?

JULH and ODTE both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July and VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF.

4.7%JULH cash paid, 1 year
6.7%ODTE cash paid, 1 year
+4.5%JULH total return, 1 year
+6.2%ODTE total return, 1 year
JULH12.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JULH+4.5%4.7% as cash12.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JULH+4.5%12.1 pts behind SPY
ODTE10.5 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%6.7% of it arrived as cash10.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%10.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JULH and ODTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in JULHOnly in ODTE
TREASURY BILL 100.00%Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27%
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03%

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 and Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

JULH and ODTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JULHODTEJULHODTEJULHODTE
3 months+1.8%−4.8%1.1%3.4%−0.4 pts−7.0 pts
6 months+4.0%not published2.7%not published−14.0 ptsnot published
1 year+4.5%not published4.7%not published−12.1 ptsnot published
3 years+20.7%not published18.4%not published−57.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+22.7%+6.2%18.6%6.7%−55.9 pts−10.5 pts
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JULH and ODTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JULH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
ODTE
VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerInnovatorVegaShares
Strategydefined incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysquarterlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized4.2%14.1%
Expense ratio0.79%0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year4.7%6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−0.4%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+4.5%+6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.7%
Ahead or behind−12.1 pts−10.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1173 days169 days
Net assets$17m$3m

JULH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JULH paid 4.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.2%, paid quarterly.

ODTE in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JULH or ODTE?
JULH charges 0.79% a year and ODTE charges 0.68%, so ODTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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JULH against ODTE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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