Data as of .
LJUL vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
LJUL and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, LJUL and SCEP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LJUL | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 99.57% | ALPHABET INC 5.98% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.43% | APPLE INC 5.71% |
| NVIDIA CORP 5.70% | |
| BROADCOM INC 5.61% | |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.68% | |
| JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% | |
| MICROSOFT CORP 3.49% | |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP 2.64% |
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 | SCEP | LJUL | SCEP | LJUL | SCEP | |
| 3 months | +1.5% | −0.1% | 1.3% | 1.7% | −0.8 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +3.1% | +8.3% | 2.6% | 3.7% | −14.9 pts | −9.7 pts |
| 1 year | +5.0% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −11.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +13.2% | +3.5% | 11.7% | 5.0% | −30.2 pts | −8.2 pts |
| LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.3% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.2% | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.0% | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.5 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 809 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $9m | $235m |
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.
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, LJUL or SCEP?
- LJUL charges 0.79% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so SCEP 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 SCEP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ljul-vs-scep Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.