Data as of .
LJAN vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SPUT paid 5.2% of its price in cash against LJAN’s 4.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: SPUT scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, LJAN and SPUT hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | LJAN | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 97.22% | 49.24% |
| Only in LJAN | Only in SPUT |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | NVIDIA Corp 3.85% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Apple Inc 3.22% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Microsoft Corp 2.47% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Amazon.com Inc 2.09% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Alphabet Inc 1.84% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Broadcom Inc 1.60% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Alphabet Inc 1.59% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 1.10% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJAN | SPUT | LJAN | SPUT | LJAN | SPUT | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +2.4% | 1.2% | 1.1% | −1.0 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +4.8% | +11.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | −13.2 pts | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | +5.1% | +11.5% | 4.9% | 5.2% | −11.4 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Since launch | +16.1% | +22.4% | 13.9% | 8.5% | −50.4 pts | −15.6 pts |
| LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Innovator |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 4.8% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 4.9% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.1% | +11.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.4 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 990 days | 553 days |
| Net assets | $12m | $17m |
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.
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, LJAN or SPUT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 5.2%, so SPUT 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 SPUT?
- With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and SPUT returned +11.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SPUT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, LJAN or SPUT?
- LJAN charges 0.79% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so LJAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, LJAN against SPUT, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ljan-vs-sput Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.