Which paid more, LJAN or QRMI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and QRMI paid 11.6%, so QRMI 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 QRMI?

With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and QRMI +3.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, LJAN or QRMI?

LJAN charges 0.79% a year and QRMI charges 0.60%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

LJAN vs QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its price in cash against LJAN’s 4.9%, though LJAN 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 $15m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF.

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At a glance

4.9%

LJAN cash paid, 1 year

11.6%

QRMI cash paid, 1 year

+5.1%

LJAN total return, 1 year

+3.7%

QRMI 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.

QRMI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.6 pts behind QQQ

QRMI

+3.7%

QQQ

+12.3%

8.6 pts behind QQQ

QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.1%, total +3.7%, QQQ +12.3%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QRMI

+3.7%

11.6% as cash

8.6 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.6 pts behind QQQ

QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.1%, total +3.7%, QQQ +12.3%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QRMI

+3.7%

8.6 pts behind QQQ

11.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.1%, total +3.7%, QQQ +12.3%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QRMI costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; QRMI is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJAN vs QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LJAN	QRMI
Paid and earned
Measure	LJAN	QRMI
Total return, 1 year	+5.1%	+3.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.1%	fell 8.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	47% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	LJAN	QRMI
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	LJAN	QRMI
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$12m	$15m
Holdings
Measure	LJAN	QRMI
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · LJAN scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score60.2LJAN27.2QRMI

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

LJAN 60.2

QRMI 27.2

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LJAN QRMI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in LJAN

Only in QRMI

NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.14%

APPLE INC. 7.60%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.78%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.90%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.29%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.60%

ALPHABET INC. 3.48%

ALPHABET INC. 3.26%

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Side by side

LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer Innovator Global X

Strategy buffer with income option income

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 4.9% 12.2%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 4.9% 11.6%

Price change, 1 year +0.1% −8.1%

Total return, 1 year +5.1% +3.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%

Ahead or behind −9.7 pts −8.6 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 47% 100%

Age 2.8 years 5.2 years

Net assets, LJAN as of Nov 4, 2026 and QRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 $12m $15m

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 QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LJAN	QRMI	LJAN	QRMI	LJAN	QRMI
3 months	+1.1%	−0.1%	1.2%	3.0%	+1.2 pts	+3.4 pts
6 months	+2.6%	+1.0%	2.4%	5.9%	−2.4 pts	+1.3 pts
1 year	+5.1%	+3.7%	4.9%	11.6%	−9.7 pts	−8.6 pts
3 years	–	+25.7%	–	35.0%	–	−65.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LJAN Jan 2024 · QRMI Aug 2021	+16.7%	+8.5%	14.8%	42.0%	−51.3 pts	−83.2 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.

QRMI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LJAN or QRMI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and QRMI paid 11.6%, so QRMI 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 QRMI?: With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and QRMI +3.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LJAN or QRMI?: LJAN charges 0.79% a year and QRMI charges 0.60%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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Sources and dates

LJAN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LJAN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LJAN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for LJAN ↗

QRMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QRMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for QRMI ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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