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

Over the year TSPY paid 14.1% of its price in cash against JULH’s 4.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.

Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July and TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

4.7%JULH cash paid, 1 year
14.1%TSPY cash paid, 1 year
+4.5%JULH total return, 1 year
+15.1%TSPY total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: TSPY scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

JULH 35.9TSPY 563.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

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

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
TSPY1.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%TSPY+15.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash1.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%TSPY+15.1%14.1% as cash1.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in JULHOnly in TSPY
TREASURY BILL 100.00%Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%

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 TSPY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JULHTSPYJULHTSPYJULHTSPY
3 months+1.8%+2.3%1.1%3.5%−0.4 pts0.0 pts
6 months+4.0%+16.4%2.7%7.6%−14.0 pts−1.6 pts
1 year+4.5%+15.1%4.7%14.1%−12.1 pts−1.5 pts
3 years+20.7%not published18.4%not published−57.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+22.7%+37.3%18.6%28.7%−55.9 pts−4.0 pts
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JULH and TSPY 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
TSPY
TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorTappAlpha
Strategydefined incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized4.2%14.0%
Expense ratio0.79%0.77%
Cash paid, 1 year4.7%14.1%
Price change, 1 year−0.4%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+4.5%+15.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−12.1 pts−1.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1173 days764 days
Net assets$17m$311m

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.

TSPY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TSPY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JULH or TSPY?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JULH paid 4.7% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.1%, so TSPY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, JULH or TSPY?
With every distribution reinvested, JULH returned +4.5% and TSPY returned +15.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so TSPY returned more.
Which is cheaper, JULH or TSPY?
JULH charges 0.79% a year and TSPY charges 0.77%, so TSPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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JULH against TSPY, 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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