JULH vs PAYM: Dividend Yield & Total Return
JULH and PAYM both write options for income. Net assets: $17m on Oct 20, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July, and $128m on Jul 31, 2026 for TrueShares S&P Autocallable Defensive Income ETF.
PAYM costs 0.05 points a year less; PAYM is 7.9 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| JULH | PAYM | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $16m | $128m |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | not published |
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Price change | fell 0.3% (1 year) | fell 2.6% (since May 28, 2026) |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
11.2 pts behind SPY
JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price −0.3%, total +4.6%, SPY +15.8%, −11.2 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+15.8%
JULH
+4.6%
4.8% as cash
11.2 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
11.2 pts behind SPY
JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price −0.3%, total +4.6%, SPY +15.8%, −11.2 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
SPY
+15.8%
JULH
+4.6%
11.2 pts behind SPY
4.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price −0.3%, total +4.6%, SPY +15.8%, −11.2 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Not measured
PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
PAYM
+1.5%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
PAYM
+1.5%
4.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. PAYM since launch: paid 4.0%, price −2.6%, total +1.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JULH and PAYM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JULH | PAYM | JULH | PAYM | JULH | PAYM |
| 3 months | +2.1% | +1.2% | 1.7% | 2.5% | −0.9 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +3.2% | – | 2.7% | – | −6.6 pts | – |
| 1 year | +4.6% | – | 4.8% | – | −11.2 pts | – |
| 3 years | +22.7% | – | 18.7% | – | −66.6 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: JULH Jul 2023 · PAYM May 2026 | +23.3% | +1.5% | 20.3% | 4.0% | −57.0 pts | not measured |
Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →
On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About JULH
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.2 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid quarterly.
About PAYM
Over the period from its first trade on May 28, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, PAYM paid 4.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.5%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.0%, paid monthly.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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