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LJAN vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $12m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January, and $11m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
4.9%
LJAN cash paid, 1 year
11.3%
XSHP cash paid, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
+5.1%
LJAN total return, 1 year
−21.1%
XSHP total return, since launch, Jun 17, 2026
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% 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.
XSHP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
XSHP
−21.1%
none

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XSHP

−21.1%

11.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XSHP since launch: paid 11.3%, price −32.7%, total −21.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LJAN costs 0.20 points a year less; LJAN is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJAN vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLJANXSHP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.1%not published
Price changerose 0.1% (1 year)fell 32.7% (since Jun 17, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate47% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment92% of the Oct 8, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.99%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$12m$11m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Jun 26, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 18 weekly returns
LJAN XSHP
Return
Total return edge LJAN +1.8% −2.7%
Price return edge LJAN −0.3% −14.7%
Risk
Max drawdown edge LJAN 0.0% −30.2%
Reading

From Jun 2026 to Oct 2026, LJAN returned more: +1.8% to −2.7%. LJAN fell less at its worst: 0.0% to −30.2%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: LJAN vs XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLJANXSHPEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+1.8%−2.7%LJANPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−0.3%−14.7%LJANPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown0.0%−30.2%LJANDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 18 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LJAN and XSHP 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% in common

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Side by side

LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly XSHP Kurv SpaceX Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly
Strategy buffer with income covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) none
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 4.9% 33.7%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 4.9% 11.3% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.1% −32.7% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +5.1% −21.1% (since launch, Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −9.7 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 47% 92%
Age 2.8 years 140 days
Net assets, LJAN as of Nov 4, 2026 and XSHP as of Nov 3, 2026 $12m $11m

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 XSHP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLJANXSHPLJANXSHPLJANXSHP
3 months+1.1%+31.3%1.2%11.2%+1.2 ptsnot measured
6 months+2.6%–2.4%–−2.4 pts–
1 year+5.1%–4.9%–−9.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: LJAN Jan 2024 · XSHP Jun 2026+16.7%−21.1%14.8%11.3%−51.3 ptsnot 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.

XSHP

Over the period from its first trade on Jun 17, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XSHP paid 11.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 32.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −21.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.7%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 8, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LJAN or XSHP?
LJAN charges 0.79% a year and XSHP charges 0.99%, so LJAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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