Data as of .
JULJ vs LOCT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year JULJ paid 5.5% of its price in cash against LOCT’s 5.2% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: LOCT scores higher
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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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JULJ and LOCT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JULJ | LOCT |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 100.00% | 0.43% |
| Only in JULJ | Only in LOCT |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 98.30% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.43% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.42% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.42% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULJ | LOCT | JULJ | LOCT | JULJ | LOCT | |
| 3 months | +1.5% | +1.0% | 1.3% | 1.3% | −0.7 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +3.1% | +3.9% | 2.6% | 2.6% | −14.9 pts | −14.1 pts |
| 1 year | +5.1% | +5.4% | 5.5% | 5.2% | −11.5 pts | −11.2 pts |
| 3 years | +18.8% | not published | 17.4% | not published | −59.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +20.4% | +18.5% | 17.6% | 16.5% | −58.1 pts | −66.4 pts |
| JULJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | LOCT Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Innovator |
| Strategy | defined income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.6% | +0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.1% | +5.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.5 pts | −11.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1173 days | 1082 days |
| Net assets | $14m | $11m |
JULJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JULJ paid 5.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.2%, paid quarterly.
LOCT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LOCT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, JULJ or LOCT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JULJ paid 5.5% of its starting price in cash and LOCT paid 5.2%, so JULJ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, JULJ or LOCT?
- With every distribution reinvested, JULJ returned +5.1% and LOCT returned +5.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so LOCT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JULJ or LOCT?
- JULJ charges 0.79% a year and LOCT charges 0.79%, so JULJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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