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LJAN vs PBP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PBP paid 11.7% of its price in cash against LJAN’s 4.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $12m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January, and $389m on Nov 3, 2026 for Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF.

At a glance
4.9%
LJAN cash paid, 1 year
11.7%
PBP cash paid, 1 year
+5.1%
LJAN total return, 1 year
+16.2%
PBP total return, 1 year
LJAN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.7 pts behind VOO
LJAN
+5.1%
VOO
+14.8%

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.
PBP · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SPY
PBP
+16.2%
SPY
+14.8%

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

PBP

+16.2%

11.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

PBP

+16.2%

11.7% as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SPY

11.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.2%. PBP over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price +3.6%, total +16.2%, SPY +14.8%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.2%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PBP costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.1 points; PBP is far larger, $389m against $12m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJAN vs PBP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLJANPBP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.1%+16.2%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.1%rose 3.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate47% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment95% of the Oct 23, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.29%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$12m$389m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · PBP scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score60.2LJAN75.1PBP

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

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Method

Risk and return

Jan 12, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 146 weekly returns
LJAN PBP
Return
Total return edge PBP +15.9% +42.5%
Annualized edge PBP +5.4% +13.4%
Price return edge PBP +0.1% +5.6%
Risk
Volatility edge LJAN 2.8% 9.0%
Max drawdown edge LJAN −3.7% −14.3%
Downside capture 9.9% 66.8%
Beta 0.16 0.63
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge PBP 0.33 0.97
Sortino edge PBP 0.43 1.35
Treynor 0.060 0.072
Calmar edge LJAN 1.45 0.94
Against the benchmark
Alpha −1.3% a year −2.2% a year
Alpha t-stat −1.18 −1.56
Information ratio −1.11 −0.68
Tracking error 12.0% 9.1%

Each against its own benchmark: LJAN against VOO, Jan 12, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026; PBP against SPY, Dec 28, 2007 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Jan 2024 to Oct 2026, PBP returned more: +42.5% to +15.9%. LJAN swung less: 2.8% to 9.0%. LJAN fell less at its worst: −3.7% to −14.3%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: LJAN vs PBP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLJANPBPEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+15.9%+42.5%PBPPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+5.4%+13.4%PBPTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+0.1%+5.6%PBPPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility2.8%9.0%LJANSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation2.2%6.4%LJANLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−3.7%−14.3%LJANDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture10.8%43.1%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture9.9%66.8%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.160.63Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.590.78Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.330.97PBPReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.431.35PBPReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0600.072Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.450.94LJANAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkVOOSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−1.3% a year−2.2% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−1.18−1.56Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−3.5% to +0.9%−5.0% to +0.6%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−1.11−0.68Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error12.0%9.1%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 146 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LJAN and PBP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LJAN PBP
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LJAN
Only in PBP
NVIDIA Corp 7.71%
Apple Inc 7.47%
Microsoft Corp 5.96%
Amazon.com Inc 3.79%
Alphabet Inc 2.53%
Broadcom Inc 2.44%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.11%
Alphabet Inc 2.04%
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Side by side

LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy buffer with income covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 4.9% 8.5%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.29%
Cash paid, 1 year 4.9% 11.7%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% +3.6%
Total return, 1 year +5.1% +16.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −9.7 pts +1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 47% 95%
Age 2.8 years 18.9 years
Net assets, LJAN as of Nov 4, 2026 and PBP as of Nov 3, 2026 $12m $389m

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: LJAN vs PBP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLJANPBPLJANPBPLJANPBP
3 months+1.1%+2.5%1.2%2.5%+1.2 pts+2.6 pts
6 months+2.6%+8.1%2.4%5.3%−2.4 pts+3.1 pts
1 year+5.1%+16.2%4.9%11.7%−9.7 pts+1.4 pts
3 years–+49.6%–33.4%–−33.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LJAN Jan 2024 · PBP Dec 2007+16.7%+172.0%14.8%92.4%−51.3 pts−467.6 pts

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About each fund
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.

PBP

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PBP paid 11.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Invesco estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Oct 23, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LJAN or PBP?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and PBP paid 11.7%, so PBP 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 PBP?
With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and PBP +16.2% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LJAN or PBP?
LJAN charges 0.79% a year and PBP charges 0.29%, so PBP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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