Which is cheaper, LJAN or ROCY?

LJAN charges 0.79% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

LJAN vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

LJAN and ROCY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $12m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January, and $884m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.

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At a glance

4.9%

LJAN cash paid, 1 year

4.8%

ROCY cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

+5.1%

LJAN total return, 1 year

+15.3%

ROCY total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

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.

ROCY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY

+15.3%

SPY

+17.1%

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

4.8% as cash

1.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

1.8 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ROCY costs 0.44 points a year less; ROCY is far larger, $884m against $12m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJAN vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LJAN	ROCY
Paid and earned
Measure	LJAN	ROCY
Total return, 1 year	+5.1%	not published
Price change	rose 0.1% (1 year)	rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	47% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	LJAN	ROCY
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	LJAN	ROCY
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$12m	$884m
Holdings
Measure	LJAN	ROCY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LJAN ROCY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in LJAN

Only in ROCY

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.20%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.31%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.59%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16%

ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.54%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.11%

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Side by side

LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Innovator JPMorgan

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% 6.6%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 4.9% 4.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +0.1% +10.2% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +5.1% +15.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Ahead or behind −9.7 pts −1.8 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 47% not published

Age 2.8 years 230 days

Net assets, LJAN as of Nov 4, 2026 and ROCY as of Nov 3, 2026 $12m $884m

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 ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LJAN	ROCY	LJAN	ROCY	LJAN	ROCY
3 months	+1.1%	+1.1%	1.2%	1.6%	+1.2 pts	+1.2 pts
6 months	+2.6%	+6.5%	2.4%	3.5%	−2.4 pts	+1.5 pts
1 year	+5.1%	–	4.9%	–	−9.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: LJAN Jan 2024 · ROCY Mar 2026	+16.7%	+15.3%	14.8%	4.8%	−51.3 pts	−1.9 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.

ROCY

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LJAN or ROCY?: LJAN charges 0.79% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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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 ↗

ROCY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ROCY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

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How this is computed

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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