Data as of .
LJAN vs PAPI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year PAPI paid 7.9% of its price in cash against LJAN’s 4.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: PAPI 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, LJAN and PAPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LJAN | Only in PAPI |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 97.22% | Corning, Inc. 1.01% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.81% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.77% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Royalty Pharma plc 0.73% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Avnet, Inc. 0.71% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Texas Instruments, Inc. 0.71% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJAN | PAPI | LJAN | PAPI | LJAN | PAPI | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +4.7% | 1.2% | 2.0% | −1.0 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +4.8% | +5.6% | 2.5% | 4.0% | −13.2 pts | −12.4 pts |
| 1 year | +5.1% | +12.8% | 4.9% | 7.9% | −11.4 pts | −3.8 pts |
| Since launch | +16.1% | +35.6% | 13.9% | 22.5% | −50.4 pts | −49.6 pts |
| LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | PAPI Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Parametric |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 4.8% | 7.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 4.9% | 7.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | +4.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.1% | +12.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.4 pts | −3.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 990 days | 1065 days |
| Net assets | $12m | $400m |
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.
PAPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PAPI paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, LJAN or PAPI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and PAPI paid 7.9%, so PAPI 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 PAPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and PAPI returned +12.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so PAPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, LJAN or PAPI?
- LJAN charges 0.79% a year and PAPI charges 0.29%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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