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JULJ vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% 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 $186m on Nov 3, 2026 for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
5.6%
JULJ cash paid, 1 year
7.9%
YLDE cash paid, 1 year
+5.4%
JULJ total return, 1 year
+19.0%
YLDE 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% 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.
YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE
+19.0%
IWV
+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.6 points; YLDE is 13.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JULJ vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJULJYLDE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.4%+19.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.4%rose 10.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate39% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment67% of the Apr 6, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYiShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.48%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$14m$186m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YLDE scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score54.2JULJ91.9YLDE

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

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

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JULJ YLDE
Only in one fund ↓
Only in JULJ
Only in YLDE
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.96%
ALPHABET INC 3.52%
NVIDIA CORP 2.97%
NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.61%
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Side by side

JULJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly
Strategy defined income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 5.4% 6.3%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.48%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.6% 7.9%
Price change, 1 year −0.4% +10.5%
Total return, 1 year +5.4% +19.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −9.4 pts +4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 39% 67%
Age 3.3 years 9.5 years
Net assets, JULJ as of Nov 4, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $14m $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJULJYLDEJULJYLDEJULJYLDE
3 months+1.3%+3.2%1.3%1.6%+1.5 pts+3.6 pts
6 months+2.6%+8.6%2.7%4.0%−2.4 pts+3.7 pts
1 year+5.4%+19.0%5.6%7.9%−9.4 pts+4.2 pts
3 years+18.6%+61.5%17.3%18.0%−64.3 pts−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JULJ Jul 2023 · YLDE May 2017+21.3%+197.5%19.0%44.5%−58.5 pts−52.9 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JULJ or YLDE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, so YLDE 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 YLDE?
With every distribution reinvested, JULJ returned +5.4% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JULJ or YLDE?
JULJ charges 0.79% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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