Data as of .
JULJ vs XIJN: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XIJN paid 6.9% of its price in cash against JULJ’s 5.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XIJN 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 XIJN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in JULJ | Only in XIJN |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 100.00% | 2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 100.51% |
| 2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 3.76% | |
| US Dollar 0.76% | |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.56% | |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.56% | |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 0.55% | |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/18/2027 0.55% | |
| U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/18/2027 0.55% |
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 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULJ | XIJN | JULJ | XIJN | JULJ | XIJN | |
| 3 months | +1.5% | +1.8% | 1.3% | 1.1% | −0.7 pts | −0.4 pts |
| 6 months | +3.1% | +4.0% | 2.6% | 3.5% | −14.9 pts | −14.0 pts |
| 1 year | +5.1% | +6.2% | 5.5% | 6.9% | −11.5 pts | −10.3 pts |
| 3 years | +18.8% | not published | 17.4% | not published | −59.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +20.4% | +16.6% | 17.6% | 14.7% | −58.1 pts | −27.4 pts |
| JULJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | XIJN FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | First Trust |
| Strategy | defined income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.2% | 6.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.5% | 6.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.6% | −0.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.1% | +6.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.5 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1173 days | 816 days |
| Net assets | $14m | $53m |
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.
XIJN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, JULJ or XIJN?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JULJ paid 5.5% of its starting price in cash and XIJN paid 6.9%, so XIJN 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 XIJN?
- With every distribution reinvested, JULJ returned +5.1% and XIJN returned +6.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XIJN returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JULJ or XIJN?
- JULJ charges 0.79% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so JULJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, JULJ against XIJN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/julj-vs-xijn Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.