Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
LJAN vs ODTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
LJAN and ODTE both write options for income.
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Net assets: $12m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January, and $2.1m on Nov 3, 2026 for VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF.
9.7 pts behind VOO
LJAN over 1 year: paid 4.9%, price +0.1%, total +5.1%, VOO +14.8%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
LJAN
+5.1%
4.9% of it arrived as cash
9.7 pts behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
9.7 pts behind VOO
LJAN over 1 year: paid 4.9%, price +0.1%, total +5.1%, VOO +14.8%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
LJAN
+5.1%
9.7 pts behind VOO
4.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. LJAN over 1 year: paid 4.9%, price +0.1%, total +5.1%, VOO +14.8%, −9.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ODTE costs 0.11 points a year less; LJAN is 5.7 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | LJAN | ODTE |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +5.1% | not published |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (1 year) | fell 7.1% (3 months) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO | its own holdings |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 9.7 pts | behind by 0.9 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.68% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $12m | $2.1m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, LJAN and ODTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 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 | LJAN | ODTE | LJAN | ODTE | LJAN | ODTE |
| 3 months | +1.1% | −3.8% | 1.2% | 3.5% | +1.2 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +2.6% | −5.4% | 2.4% | 6.7% | −2.4 pts | not measured |
| 1 year | +5.1% | – | 4.9% | – | −9.7 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: LJAN Jan 2024 · ODTE Apr 2026 | +16.7% | +4.5% | 14.8% | 8.3% | −51.3 pts | not measured |
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LJAN
Over the year to Nov 4, 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%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.9%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 47% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
ODTE's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned −2.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts.
Over the 3 months to Nov 4, 2026, ODTE paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid weekly. VegaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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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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