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LJAN vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVI paid 9.1% 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 $3.9bn on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

At a glance
4.9%
LJAN cash paid, 1 year
9.1%
RDVI cash paid, 1 year
+5.1%
LJAN total return, 1 year
+22.0%
RDVI 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% 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.
RDVI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with RDVY
RDVI
+22.0%
RDVY
+22.2%

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RDVY

+22.2%

RDVI

+22.0%

9.1% of it arrived as cash

about even with RDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with RDVY

RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RDVY

+22.2%

RDVI

+22.0%

about even with RDVY

9.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +22.2%. RDVI over 1 year: paid 9.1%, price +12.2%, total +22.0%, RDVY +22.2%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +22.2%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RDVI costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.9 points; RDVI is far larger, $3.9bn against $12m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJAN vs RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLJANRDVI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.1%+22.0%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.1%rose 12.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate47% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment40% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOFirst Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through RDVY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$12m$3.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · RDVI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score60.2LJAN92.5RDVI

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

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

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LJAN and RDVI 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 RDVI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LJAN
Only in RDVI
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.39%
Accenture plc 2.35%
Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.35%
Veralto Corporation 2.34%
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.32%
The Allstate Corporation 2.23%
Expedia Group, Inc. 2.17%
Chubb Limited 2.16%
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Side by side

LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the S&P 500, measured against the Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly
Strategy buffer with income dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 4.9% 8.3%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 4.9% 9.1%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% +12.2%
Total return, 1 year +5.1% +22.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +22.2%
Ahead or behind −9.7 pts −0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 47% 40%
Age 2.8 years 4.0 years
Net assets, LJAN as of Nov 4, 2026 and RDVI as of Nov 3, 2026 $12m $3.9bn

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 RDVI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLJANRDVILJANRDVILJANRDVI
3 months+1.1%−1.9%1.2%2.0%+1.2 pts+0.6 pts
6 months+2.6%+7.9%2.4%4.3%−2.4 pts+0.1 pts
1 year+5.1%+22.0%4.9%9.1%−9.7 pts−0.2 pts
3 years–+76.0%–30.9%–−6.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LJAN Jan 2024 · RDVI Oct 2022+16.7%+106.5%14.8%43.0%−51.3 pts−8.4 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.

RDVI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDVI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.0%. First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (RDVY) returned +22.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 40% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LJAN or RDVI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 9.1%, so RDVI 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 RDVI?
With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and RDVI +22.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LJAN or RDVI?
LJAN charges 0.79% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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