Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
LJUL vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
LJUL and QVOL both write options for income.
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Net assets: $9.0m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July, and $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option 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% 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, 2026.7 pts behind ONEQ
QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ONEQ
−0.8%
QVOL
−7.8%
7 pts behind ONEQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
7 pts behind ONEQ
QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ONEQ
−0.8%
QVOL
−7.8%
7 pts behind ONEQ
6.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
LJUL costs 0.03 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | LJUL | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | not published |
| Price change | fell 0.0% (1 year) | fell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 40% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO | Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQ |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 9.5 pts | behind by 7.0 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.82% |
| Net assets, LJUL as of Nov 4, 2026 and QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 | $9.0m | $49m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, LJUL and QVOL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 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 | QVOL | LJUL | QVOL | LJUL | QVOL |
| 3 months | +1.1% | −12.2% | 1.3% | 3.2% | +1.3 pts | −10.0 pts |
| 6 months | +2.8% | – | 2.6% | – | −2.3 pts | – |
| 1 year | +5.3% | – | 5.2% | – | −9.5 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: LJUL Jul 2024 · QVOL May 2026 | +14.0% | −7.8% | 12.6% | 6.4% | −30.5 pts | −7.0 pts |
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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.
QVOL
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, QVOL paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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