Data as of .
LJAN vs XYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XYLG paid 13.2% of its price in cash against LJAN’s 4.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XYLG 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 XYLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LJAN | Only in XYLG |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 97.22% | NVIDIA CORP 8.20% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | APPLE INC 7.50% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.59% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.81% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.12% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | BROADCOM INC 2.59% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.48% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.40% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.24% |
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 | XYLG | LJAN | XYLG | LJAN | XYLG | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +3.6% | 1.2% | 1.3% | −1.0 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +4.8% | +15.7% | 2.5% | 3.0% | −13.2 pts | −2.3 pts |
| 1 year | +5.1% | +17.2% | 4.9% | 13.2% | −11.4 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +60.9% | not published | 43.0% | not published | −17.5 pts |
| Since launch | +16.1% | +114.0% | 13.9% | 69.0% | −50.4 pts | −38.7 pts |
| LJAN Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Global X |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 4.8% | 4.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 4.9% | 13.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.1% | +17.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.4 pts | +0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 80% |
| Age | 990 days | 2188 days |
| Net assets | $12m | $65m |
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.
XYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLG paid 13.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, LJAN or XYLG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 13.2%, so XYLG 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 XYLG?
- With every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.1% and XYLG returned +17.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XYLG returned more.
- Which is cheaper, LJAN or XYLG?
- LJAN charges 0.79% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG 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 XYLG, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ljan-vs-xylg Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.