Data as of .
LJUL vs RDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year RDVI paid 8.8% of its price in cash against LJUL’s 5.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: RDVI 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, LJUL and RDVI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LJUL | Only in RDVI |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 99.57% | Lam Research Corporation 2.31% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.43% | Applied Materials, Inc. 2.30% |
| The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% | |
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% | |
| GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% | |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 2.18% | |
| KLA Corporation 2.16% | |
| NVIDIA Corporation 2.16% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJUL | RDVI | LJUL | RDVI | LJUL | RDVI | |
| 3 months | +1.5% | +0.3% | 1.3% | 2.1% | −0.8 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +3.1% | +15.1% | 2.6% | 4.6% | −14.9 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +5.0% | +19.2% | 5.2% | 8.8% | −11.5 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +69.2% | not published | 29.6% | not published | +15.5 pts |
| Since launch | +13.2% | +101.2% | 11.7% | 41.0% | −30.2 pts | +32.0 pts |
| LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | First Trust |
| Strategy | buffer with income | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.3% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.2% | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | +9.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.0% | +19.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.5 pts | −8.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 809 days | 1429 days |
| Net assets | $9m | $3.7bn |
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.
RDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, LJUL or RDVI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 8.8%, so RDVI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, LJUL or RDVI?
- With every distribution reinvested, LJUL returned +5.0% and RDVI returned +19.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, LJUL or RDVI?
- LJUL charges 0.79% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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