Data as of .
LJAN vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XDTE paid 26.5% of its price in cash against LJAN’s 4.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XDTE 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 XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LJAN | Only in XDTE |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 97.22% | SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJAN | XDTE | LJAN | XDTE | LJAN | XDTE | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +2.5% | 1.2% | 5.1% | −1.0 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +4.8% | +14.9% | 2.5% | 10.6% | −13.2 pts | −3.1 pts |
| 1 year | +5.1% | +15.6% | 4.9% | 26.5% | −11.4 pts | −1.0 pts |
| Since launch | +16.1% | +45.9% | 13.9% | 59.5% | −50.4 pts | −6.9 pts |
| LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Roundhill |
| Strategy | buffer with income | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 4.8% | 15.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 4.9% | 26.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | −13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.1% | +15.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.4 pts | −1.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 990 days | 925 days |
| Net assets | $12m | $336m |
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.
XDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XDTE paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, LJAN or XDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 26.5%, so XDTE 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 XDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and XDTE returned +15.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, LJAN or XDTE?
- LJAN charges 0.79% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, 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 XDTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ljan-vs-xdte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.