Which paid more, JULJ or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, JULJ returned +4.8% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JULJ or QXQ?

JULJ charges 0.79% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so JULJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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JULJ vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+7.3 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.19 pts

A year: JULJ 0.79%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026

Overlap

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Net flow

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Pair scorecard

JULJ costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JULJ vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JULJ	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	JULJ	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+4.8%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.9%	fell 4.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	39% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JULJ	QXQ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	JULJ	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.98%
Net assets, JULJ as of Nov 12, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$14m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	JULJ	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · JULJ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score54.1JULJ52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

JULJ 54.1

QXQ 52

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

Key numbers

5.6%

JULJ cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+4.8%

JULJ total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

JULJ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 7.2 pts behind SPY

JULJ

+4.8%

SPY

+12.0%

7.2 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.9%, total +4.8%, SPY +12.0%, −7.2 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

JULJ

+4.8%

5.6% of it arrived as cash

7.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.2 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.9%, total +4.8%, SPY +12.0%, −7.2 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

JULJ

+4.8%

7.2 pts behind SPY

5.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.9%, total +4.8%, SPY +12.0%, −7.2 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

JULJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer Innovator SGI

Strategy defined income covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays quarterly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 5.4% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 5.6% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year −0.9% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +4.8% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.0% +11.3%

Ahead or behind −7.2 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 39% not published

Age 3.4 years 2.4 years

Net assets, JULJ as of Nov 12, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $14m $82m

As of Nov 12, 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: JULJ vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JULJ	QXQ	JULJ	QXQ	JULJ	QXQ
3 months	+0.8%	−5.4%	1.3%	0.2%	+3.2 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+2.2%	−3.8%	2.7%	0.5%	+0.5 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+4.8%	+12.1%	5.6%	15.1%	−7.2 pts	+0.8 pts
3 years	+17.9%	–	17.2%	–	−60.5 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: JULJ Jul 2023 · QXQ Jun 2024	+21.0%	+47.7%	19.0%	22.8%	−56.5 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

JULJ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.2 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.4%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 39% 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.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JULJ or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, JULJ returned +4.8% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JULJ or QXQ?: JULJ charges 0.79% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so JULJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

JULJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JULJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JULJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for JULJ ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $14m on Nov 12, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

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JULJ and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

JULJ +4.8%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

JULJ +4.8%, QXQ +12.1%: QXQ +7.3 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.