Which paid more, LJAN or SDTY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.9%, so SDTY 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 SDTY?

With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and SDTY +14.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, LJAN or SDTY?

LJAN charges 0.79% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so LJAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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LJAN vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% 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 $40m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

4.9%

LJAN cash paid, 1 year

24.9%

SDTY cash paid, 1 year

+5.1%

LJAN total return, 1 year

+14.7%

SDTY 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.

SDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with VOO

SDTY

+14.7%

VOO

+14.8%

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% as cash

about even with VOO

24.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LJAN costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.6 points; SDTY is 3.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJAN vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LJAN	SDTY
Paid and earned
Measure	LJAN	SDTY
Total return, 1 year	+5.1%	+14.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.1%	fell 12.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	47% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	LJAN	SDTY
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	LJAN	SDTY
Expense ratio	0.79%	1.08%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$12m	$40m
Holdings
Measure	LJAN	SDTY
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 Score60.2LJAN40.4SDTY

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

SDTY 40.4

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 SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LJAN SDTY

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Only in SDTY

SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.22%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 1.62%

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Side by side

LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly

Issuer Innovator YieldMax

Strategy buffer with income 0DTE covered call

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 4.9% 23.2%

Expense ratio 0.79% 1.08%

Cash paid, 1 year 4.9% 24.9%

Price change, 1 year +0.1% −12.3%

Total return, 1 year +5.1% +14.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −9.7 pts −0.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 47% not published

Age 2.8 years 1.7 years

Net assets, LJAN as of Nov 4, 2026 and SDTY as of Nov 3, 2026 $12m $40m

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 SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LJAN	SDTY	LJAN	SDTY	LJAN	SDTY
3 months	+1.1%	+1.2%	1.2%	5.4%	+1.2 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+2.6%	+6.6%	2.4%	11.7%	−2.4 pts	+1.5 pts
1 year	+5.1%	+14.7%	4.9%	24.9%	−9.7 pts	−0.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LJAN Jan 2024 · SDTY Feb 2025	+16.7%	+23.8%	14.8%	37.8%	−51.3 pts	−5.3 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.

SDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LJAN or SDTY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.9%, so SDTY 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 SDTY?: With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and SDTY +14.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LJAN or SDTY?: LJAN charges 0.79% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so LJAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →LJAN on its own →SDTY on its own →LJAN dividend history →SDTY dividend history →SDTY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

LJAN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LJAN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LJAN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for LJAN ↗

SDTY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDTY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SDTY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for SDTY ↗

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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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