Data as of .
LJAN vs OCTJ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year OCTJ paid 5.2% of its price in cash against LJAN’s 4.9% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: OCTJ scores higher
Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?
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, LJAN and OCTJ hold 97% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | LJAN | OCTJ |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 97.22% | 98.69% |
| Only in LJAN | Only in OCTJ |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | TREASURY BILL 1.31% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJAN | OCTJ | LJAN | OCTJ | LJAN | OCTJ | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +1.1% | 1.2% | 1.3% | −1.0 pts | −1.1 pts |
| 6 months | +4.8% | +4.0% | 2.5% | 2.7% | −13.2 pts | −14.1 pts |
| 1 year | +5.1% | +5.5% | 4.9% | 5.2% | −11.4 pts | −11.1 pts |
| Since launch | +16.1% | +18.9% | 13.9% | 15.9% | −50.4 pts | −66.0 pts |
| LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | OCTJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Innovator |
| Strategy | buffer with income | defined income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 4.8% | 5.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 4.9% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | +0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.1% | +5.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.4 pts | −11.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 990 days | 1082 days |
| Net assets | $12m | $15m |
LJAN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. 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 11.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.8%, paid monthly.
OCTJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, LJAN or OCTJ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and OCTJ paid 5.2%, so OCTJ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, LJAN or OCTJ?
- With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and OCTJ returned +5.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OCTJ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, LJAN or OCTJ?
- LJAN charges 0.79% a year and OCTJ charges 0.79%, so LJAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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