Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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LJAN vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $12m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January, and $4.5m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF.

At a glance
4.9%
LJAN cash paid, 1 year
2.7%
XVSP cash paid, since launch, Aug 26, 2026
+5.1%
LJAN total return, 1 year
−2.2%
XVSP total return, since launch, Aug 26, 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% 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.
XVSP · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPCX
XVSP
−2.2%
SPCX
−2.7%

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPCX

XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

−2.7%

XVSP

−2.2%

about even with SPCX

2.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XVSP since launch: paid 2.7%, price −4.6%, total −2.2%, SPCX −2.7%, +0.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LJAN costs 0.06 points a year less; LJAN is 2.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJAN vs XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLJANXVSP
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.1%not published
Price changerose 0.1% (1 year)fell 4.6% (since Aug 26, 2026)
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 VOOSpace Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$12m$4.5m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LJAN and XVSP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LJAN XVSP
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Only in LJAN
Only in XVSP
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 1,500.03 342.87%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 500.03 122.35%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 50.05%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index C 1,500.03 0.00%
2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 1,327.41 0.00%
2027-01-21 S&P 500® Mini Index P 500.03 -0.49%
2026-11-06 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) C 135 -0.52%
2027-01-22 Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) P 1,327.41 -416.73%
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Side by side

LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly XVSP FT Vest SPCX & Target Income ETF · Option income on SPCX
Strategy buffer with income option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 4.9% 16.6%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 4.9% 2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.1% −4.6% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +5.1% −2.2% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −2.7% (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Ahead or behind −9.7 pts +0.5 pts (since launch, Aug 26, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 47% 100%
Age 2.8 years 70 days
Net assets, LJAN as of Nov 4, 2026 and XVSP as of Nov 3, 2026 $12m $4.5m

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 XVSP: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLJANXVSPLJANXVSPLJANXVSP
3 months+1.1%–1.2%–+1.2 pts–
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 · XVSP Aug 2026+16.7%−2.2%14.8%2.7%−51.3 pts+0.4 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.

XVSP

Over the period from its first trade on Aug 26, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XVSP paid 2.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.2%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned −2.7% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.6%, paid periodically. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

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