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LJAN vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDTE paid 27.9% 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 $69m on Nov 3, 2026 for Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF.

LJAN on its own →WDTE on its own →
At a glance
4.9%
LJAN cash paid, 1 year
27.9%
WDTE cash paid, 1 year
+5.1%
LJAN total return, 1 year
+14.1%
WDTE 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.
WDTE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts behind SPY
WDTE
+14.1%
SPY
+14.8%

0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

WDTE

+14.1%

27.9% of it arrived as cash

0.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

WDTE

+14.1%

27.9% as cash

0.7 pts behind SPY

27.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LJAN costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.0 points; WDTE is 5.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJAN vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLJANWDTE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.1%+14.1%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.1%fell 15.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate47% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%1.03%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$12m$69m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · LJAN scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score60.2LJAN35.6WDTE

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

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

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LJAN and WDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LJAN WDTE
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LJAN
Only in WDTE
Spx Us 12/18/26 C600 95.18%
Spx 11/05/2026 7710.15 C 0.14%
Spx 11/05/2026 7688.62 C -0.28%
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Side by side

LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on SPY, paying weekly
Issuer Innovator Defiance
Strategy buffer with income option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 4.9% 30.3%
Expense ratio 0.79% 1.03%
Cash paid, 1 year 4.9% 27.9%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% −15.9%
Total return, 1 year +5.1% +14.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −9.7 pts −0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 47% 100%
Age 2.8 years 3.1 years
Net assets, LJAN as of Nov 4, 2026 and WDTE as of Nov 3, 2026 $12m $69m

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 WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLJANWDTELJANWDTELJANWDTE
3 months+1.1%−0.4%1.2%7.3%+1.2 pts−0.2 pts
6 months+2.6%+4.6%2.4%14.4%−2.4 pts−0.4 pts
1 year+5.1%+14.1%4.9%27.9%−9.7 pts−0.7 pts
3 years–+50.8%–78.5%–−32.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LJAN Jan 2024 · WDTE Sep 2023+16.7%+49.2%14.8%79.5%−51.3 pts−30.4 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.

WDTE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDTE paid 27.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.3%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LJAN or WDTE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 27.9%, so WDTE 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 WDTE?
With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and WDTE +14.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LJAN or WDTE?
LJAN charges 0.79% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so LJAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →S&P 500 (SPY) →LJAN on its own →WDTE on its own →LJAN dividend history →WDTE dividend history →WDTE 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 ↗
WDTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
WDTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
WDTE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Defiance page for WDTE ↗

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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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