Data as of .
LJAN vs SIOO: which paid, and which earned it?
LJAN and SIOO both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, LJAN and SIOO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LJAN | Only in SIOO |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 97.22% | NVIDIA Corp 9.83% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Apple Inc 9.24% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.85% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Microsoft Corp 5.91% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Amazon.com Inc 4.41% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Alphabet Inc 3.62% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Broadcom Inc 3.57% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.12% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJAN | SIOO | LJAN | SIOO | LJAN | SIOO | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +4.0% | 1.2% | 3.7% | −1.0 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +4.8% | +14.3% | 2.5% | 7.9% | −13.2 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | +5.1% | not published | 4.9% | not published | −11.4 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +16.1% | +10.8% | 13.9% | 11.1% | −50.4 pts | −0.2 pts |
| LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | SIOO VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF Covered call on OEF, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | VistaShares |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 100 (OEF) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 4.8% | 15.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 4.9% | 11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | −1.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.1% | +10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.4 pts | −0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 990 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $12m | $21m |
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.
SIOO in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SIOO paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +11.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.
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Where these figures came from
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