Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
JULJ vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
JULJ and ROCY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July, and $884m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.
9.4 pts behind SPY
JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
JULJ
+5.4%
5.6% of it arrived as cash
9.4 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
9.4 pts behind SPY
JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
JULJ
+5.4%
9.4 pts behind SPY
5.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+17.1%
ROCY
+15.3%
4.8% as cash
1.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+17.1%
ROCY
+15.3%
1.8 pts behind SPY
4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ROCY costs 0.44 points a year less; ROCY is far larger, $884m against $14m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | JULJ | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +5.4% | not published |
| Price change | fell 0.4% (1 year) | rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 39% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $14m | $884m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, JULJ and ROCY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JULJ | ROCY | JULJ | ROCY | JULJ | ROCY |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +1.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% | +1.5 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +2.6% | +6.5% | 2.7% | 3.5% | −2.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 1 year | +5.4% | – | 5.6% | – | −9.4 pts | – |
| 3 years | +18.6% | – | 17.3% | – | −64.3 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: JULJ Jul 2023 · ROCY Mar 2026 | +21.3% | +15.3% | 19.0% | 4.8% | −58.5 pts | −1.9 pts |
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JULJ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 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.
ROCY
Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid monthly.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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