JULH vs SCA: which paid, and which earned it?
JULH and SCA both write options for income. Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July and GraniteShares Autocallable SMCI ETF.
11.2 pts behind SPY
JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price −0.4%, total +4.5%, SPY +15.7%, −11.2 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
JULH
+4.5%
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 −0.4%, total +4.5%, SPY +15.7%, −11.2 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
JULH
+4.5%
11.2 pts behind SPY
4.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price −0.4%, total +4.5%, SPY +15.7%, −11.2 pts.
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
SMCI
+7.5%
SCA
+17.8%
12.8% of it arrived as cash
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
Total return, distributions reinvested
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
SMCI
+7.5%
SCA
+17.8%
12.8% as cash
10.3 pts ahead of SMCI
12.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.8%. SCA since launch: paid 12.8%, price +2.9%, total +17.8%, SMCI +7.5%, +10.3 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JULH | SCA | JULH | SCA | JULH | SCA |
| 3 months | +2.0% | +38.2% | 1.6% | 8.0% | −0.5 pts | −10.4 pts |
| 6 months | +3.6% | not published | 2.7% | not published | −13.4 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +4.5% | not published | 4.8% | not published | −11.2 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +21.9% | not published | 18.6% | not published | −63.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch JULH Jul 2023 · SCA May 2026 | +22.9% | +17.8% | 20.3% | 12.8% | −55.9 pts | +10.3 pts |
JULH and SCA over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
JULH and SCA on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JULH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% 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 +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid quarterly.
SCA in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 27, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, SCA paid 12.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.8%. Super Micro (SMCI) returned +7.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 36.6%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 29% 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).
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