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JULH vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDTE paid 27.9% of its price in cash against JULH’s 4.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $18m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July, and $69m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF.

At a glance
4.8%
JULH cash paid, 1 year
27.9%
WDTE cash paid, 1 year
+4.9%
JULH total return, 1 year
+14.1%
WDTE total return, 1 year
JULH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.9 pts behind SPY
JULH
+4.9%
SPY
+14.8%

9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULH

+4.9%

4.8% of it arrived as cash

9.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.9 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULH

+4.9%

9.9 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price 0.0%, total +4.9%, SPY +14.8%, −9.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
WDTE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts behind SPY
WDTE
+14.1%
SPY
+14.8%

0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

WDTE

+14.1%

27.9% of it arrived as cash

0.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

WDTE

+14.1%

27.9% as cash

0.7 pts behind SPY

27.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JULH costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.2 points; WDTE is 4.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JULH vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJULHWDTE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+4.9%+14.1%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.0%fell 15.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%1.03%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$17m$69m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · JULH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score58.4JULH35.6WDTE

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JULH and WDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JULH WDTE
Only in one fund ↓
Only in JULH
Only in WDTE
Spx Us 12/18/26 C600 95.18%
Spx 11/05/2026 7710.15 C 0.14%
Spx 11/05/2026 7688.62 C -0.28%
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Side by side

JULH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on SPY, paying weekly
Strategy defined income option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays quarterly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 30.3%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.03%
Cash paid, 1 year 4.8% 27.9%
Price change, 1 year 0.0% −15.9%
Total return, 1 year +4.9% +14.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −9.9 pts −0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 51% 100%
Age 3.3 years 3.1 years
Net assets, JULH as of Nov 4, 2026 and WDTE as of Nov 3, 2026 $18m $69m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: JULH vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJULHWDTEJULHWDTEJULHWDTE
3 months+1.4%−0.4%1.6%7.3%+1.5 pts−0.2 pts
6 months+3.2%+4.6%2.7%14.4%−1.8 pts−0.4 pts
1 year+4.9%+14.1%4.8%27.9%−9.9 pts−0.7 pts
3 years+20.9%+50.8%18.4%78.5%−62.0 pts−32.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JULH Jul 2023 · WDTE Sep 2023+23.7%+49.2%20.3%79.5%−56.1 pts−30.4 pts

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About each fund
JULH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 51% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

WDTE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDTE paid 27.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.3%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JULH or WDTE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 27.9%, so WDTE 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 WDTE?
With every distribution reinvested, JULH returned +4.9% and WDTE +14.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JULH or WDTE?
JULH charges 0.79% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so JULH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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