Data as of .
LJUL vs ODTE: which paid, and which earned it?
LJUL and ODTE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, LJUL and ODTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LJUL | Only in ODTE |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 99.57% | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.43% | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27% |
| Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJUL | ODTE | LJUL | ODTE | LJUL | ODTE | |
| 3 months | +1.5% | −4.8% | 1.3% | 3.4% | −0.8 pts | −7.0 pts |
| 6 months | +3.1% | not published | 2.6% | not published | −14.9 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +5.0% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −11.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +13.2% | +6.2% | 11.7% | 6.7% | −30.2 pts | −10.5 pts |
| LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | VegaShares |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.3% | 14.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.2% | 6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.0% | +6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.5 pts | −10.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 809 days | 169 days |
| Net assets | $9m | $3m |
LJUL in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid monthly.
ODTE in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, LJUL or ODTE?
- LJUL charges 0.79% a year and ODTE charges 0.68%, so ODTE 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, LJUL against ODTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ljul-vs-odte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.