Data as of .
LJAN vs PBP: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year PBP paid 11.8% of its price in cash against LJAN’s 4.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: PBP 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 PBP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LJAN | Only in PBP |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 97.22% | NVIDIA Corp 8.18% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Apple Inc 7.50% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Microsoft Corp 5.57% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Amazon.com Inc 3.77% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Alphabet Inc 3.11% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Broadcom Inc 2.57% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Alphabet Inc 2.47% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Meta Platforms Inc 2.22% |
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 Sep 19, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJAN | PBP | LJAN | PBP | LJAN | PBP | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +5.0% | 1.2% | 2.8% | −1.0 pts | +2.7 pts |
| 6 months | +4.8% | +13.0% | 2.5% | 5.7% | −13.2 pts | −5.0 pts |
| 1 year | +5.1% | +18.5% | 4.9% | 11.8% | −11.4 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +46.1% | not published | 31.8% | not published | −32.3 pts |
| Since launch | +16.1% | +199.0% | 13.9% | 101.2% | −50.4 pts | −604.5 pts |
| LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Invesco |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 4.8% | 11.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 4.9% | 11.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | +5.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.1% | +18.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.4 pts | +1.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 990 days | 6101 days |
| Net assets | $12m | $386m |
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.
PBP in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PBP paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, LJAN or PBP?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and PBP paid 11.8%, 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 returned +18.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so PBP returned more.
- 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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Where these figures came from
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