Which paid more, LJAN or XIMR?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, so XIMR 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 XIMR?

With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, LJAN or XIMR?

LJAN charges 0.79% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so LJAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

LJAN vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% 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 $26m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

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At a glance

4.9%

LJAN cash paid, 1 year

7.0%

XIMR cash paid, 1 year

+5.1%

LJAN total return, 1 year

+7.9%

XIMR 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.

XIMR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR

+7.9%

VOO

+14.8%

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

7.0% of it arrived as cash

6.9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

6.9 pts behind VOO

7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LJAN costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points; XIMR is 2.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJAN vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LJAN	XIMR
Paid and earned
Measure	LJAN	XIMR
Total return, 1 year	+5.1%	+7.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.1%	rose 0.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	47% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment	60% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	LJAN	XIMR
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	LJAN	XIMR
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$12m	$26m
Holdings
Measure	LJAN	XIMR
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score60.2LJAN66.2XIMR

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

XIMR 66.2

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 XIMR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LJAN XIMR

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2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.65%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.13%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 583.70 -0.61%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 648.56 -18.68%

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Side by side

LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Innovator First Trust

Strategy buffer with income buffer with income

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 4.9% 7.4%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 4.9% 7.0%

Price change, 1 year +0.1% +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +5.1% +7.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −9.7 pts −6.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 47% 60%

Age 2.8 years 2.6 years

Net assets, LJAN as of Nov 4, 2026 and XIMR as of Nov 3, 2026 $12m $26m

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 XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LJAN	XIMR	LJAN	XIMR	LJAN	XIMR
3 months	+1.1%	+1.3%	1.2%	1.8%	+1.2 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+2.6%	+2.8%	2.4%	3.7%	−2.4 pts	−2.2 pts
1 year	+5.1%	+7.9%	4.9%	7.0%	−9.7 pts	−6.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LJAN Jan 2024 · XIMR Mar 2024	+16.7%	+20.0%	14.8%	17.4%	−51.3 pts	−33.3 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.

XIMR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LJAN or XIMR?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, so XIMR 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 XIMR?: With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LJAN or XIMR?: LJAN charges 0.79% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so LJAN 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 ↗

XIMR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIMR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIMR 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIMR ↗

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How this is computed

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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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