Which paid more, JULJ or SCLZ?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.5%, so SCLZ 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 SCLZ?

With every distribution reinvested, JULJ returned +5.4% and SCLZ +10.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JULJ or SCLZ?

JULJ and SCLZ both charge 0.79% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JULJ vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its price in cash against JULJ’s 5.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July, and $20m on Jun 30, 2026 for Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF.

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At a glance

5.6%

JULJ cash paid, 1 year

8.5%

SCLZ cash paid, 1 year

+5.4%

JULJ total return, 1 year

+10.6%

SCLZ total return, 1 year

JULJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ

+5.4%

SPY

+14.8%

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.

SCLZ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ

+10.6%

SPY

+14.8%

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

8.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.79% a year; their one-year returns differ by 5.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JULJ vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JULJ	SCLZ
Paid and earned
Measure	JULJ	SCLZ
Total return, 1 year	+5.4%	+10.6%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.4%	rose 1.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	39% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JULJ	SCLZ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	JULJ	SCLZ
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.79%
Net assets, JULJ as of Nov 4, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026	$14m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	JULJ	SCLZ
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score54.2JULJ71.6SCLZ

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

JULJ 54.2

SCLZ 71.6

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, JULJ and SCLZ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JULJ SCLZ

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JULJ

Only in SCLZ

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.95%

APPLE INC 6.20%

NVIDIA CORP 6.03%

ALPHABET INC 5.22%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.18%

BROADCOM INC 4.74%

ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.88%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.77%

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Side by side

JULJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Innovator Swan

Strategy defined income dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 5.4% 8.7%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 5.6% 8.5%

Price change, 1 year −0.4% +1.6%

Total return, 1 year +5.4% +10.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −9.4 pts −4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 39% not published

Age 3.3 years 2.7 years

Net assets, JULJ as of Nov 4, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 $14m $20m

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: JULJ vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JULJ	SCLZ	JULJ	SCLZ	JULJ	SCLZ
3 months	+1.3%	0.0%	1.3%	2.1%	+1.5 pts	+0.2 pts
6 months	+2.6%	+4.4%	2.7%	4.3%	−2.4 pts	−0.6 pts
1 year	+5.4%	+10.6%	5.6%	8.5%	−9.4 pts	−4.2 pts
3 years	+18.6%	–	17.3%	–	−64.3 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: JULJ Jul 2023 · SCLZ Feb 2024	+21.3%	+35.4%	19.0%	21.2%	−58.5 pts	−20.8 pts

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About each fund

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.

SCLZ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JULJ or SCLZ?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.5%, so SCLZ 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 SCLZ?: With every distribution reinvested, JULJ returned +5.4% and SCLZ +10.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JULJ or SCLZ?: JULJ and SCLZ both charge 0.79% a year, so neither 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 ↗

SCLZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCLZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Swan website ↗

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How this is computed

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

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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