Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
LJUL vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its price in cash against LJUL’s 5.2%, though LJUL returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $9.0m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July, and $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.
9.5 pts behind VOO
LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
LJUL
+5.3%
5.2% of it arrived as cash
9.5 pts behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
9.5 pts behind VOO
LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
LJUL
+5.3%
9.5 pts behind VOO
5.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.12.9 pts behind SPY
QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
QUSA
+1.9%
14.6% cash
12.9 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
12.9 pts behind SPY
QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
QUSA
+1.9%
12.9 pts behind SPY
14.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
LJUL costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; QUSA is 2.2 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | LJUL | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +1.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 0.0% | fell 12.3% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 40% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment | 100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.97% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $8.9m | $20m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, LJUL and QUSA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | LJUL | QUSA | LJUL | QUSA | LJUL | QUSA |
| 3 months | +1.1% | −8.5% | 1.3% | 3.6% | +1.3 pts | −8.4 pts |
| 6 months | +2.8% | −5.5% | 2.6% | 7.3% | −2.3 pts | −10.5 pts |
| 1 year | +5.3% | +1.9% | 5.2% | 14.6% | −9.5 pts | −12.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: LJUL Jul 2024 · QUSA May 2025 | +14.0% | −1.8% | 12.6% | 17.3% | −30.5 pts | −41.3 pts |
LJUL
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 40% 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.
QUSA
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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