Which paid more, LJAN or SIXH?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.1%, so LJAN 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 SIXH?

With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and SIXH +23.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, LJAN or SIXH?

LJAN charges 0.79% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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LJAN vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.1%, though SIXH 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 $603m on Aug 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

4.9%

LJAN cash paid, 1 year

2.1%

SIXH cash paid, 1 year

+5.1%

LJAN total return, 1 year

+23.5%

SIXH 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.

SIXH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH

+23.5%

Own

+18.0%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings

SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+18.0%

SIXH

+23.5%

2.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.5%. SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.5%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIXH costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJAN vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LJAN	SIXH
Paid and earned
Measure	LJAN	SIXH
Total return, 1 year	+5.1%	+23.5%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.1%	rose 21.2%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	47% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	LJAN	SIXH
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	LJAN	SIXH
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.69%
Net assets, LJAN as of Nov 4, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026	$12m	$603m
Holdings
Measure	LJAN	SIXH
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score60.2LJAN98.5SIXH

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

SIXH 98.5

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

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LJAN SIXH

Only in one fund ↓

Only in LJAN

Only in SIXH

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 4.95%

Altria Group, Inc. 4.90%

AT&T INC. 4.08%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.92%

PEPSICO, INC. 3.69%

Philip Morris International Inc. 3.60%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2.85%

QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 2.82%

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Side by side

LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer Innovator Exchange Traded Concepts

Strategy buffer with income option income

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 4.9% 3.2%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.69%

Cash paid, 1 year 4.9% 2.1%

Price change, 1 year +0.1% +21.2%

Total return, 1 year +5.1% +23.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +18.0%

Ahead or behind −9.7 pts +5.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 47% not published

Age 2.8 years 6.5 years

Net assets, LJAN as of Nov 4, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 $12m $603m

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 SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LJAN	SIXH	LJAN	SIXH	LJAN	SIXH
3 months	+1.1%	+6.0%	1.2%	0.5%	+1.2 pts	+1.8 pts
6 months	+2.6%	+10.3%	2.4%	1.0%	−2.4 pts	+3.5 pts
1 year	+5.1%	+23.5%	4.9%	2.1%	−9.7 pts	+5.5 pts
3 years	–	+47.6%	–	6.8%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: LJAN Jan 2024 · SIXH May 2020	+16.7%	+104.1%	14.8%	16.7%	−51.3 pts	not measured

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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.

SIXH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 21.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LJAN or SIXH?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.1%, so LJAN 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 SIXH?: With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and SIXH +23.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LJAN or SIXH?: LJAN charges 0.79% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH 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 ↗

SIXH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SIXH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Exchange Traded Concepts website ↗

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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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