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LJUL vs SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $9.0m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July, and $25m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF.

At a glance
5.2%
LJUL cash paid, 1 year
13.6%
SIOO cash paid, since launch, Dec 11, 2025
+5.3%
LJUL total return, 1 year
+10.8%
SIOO total return, since launch, Dec 11, 2025
LJUL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.5 pts behind VOO
LJUL
+5.3%
VOO
+14.8%

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.
SIOO · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 About even with OEF
SIOO
+10.8%
OEF
+10.9%

About even with OEF

SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OEF

+10.9%

SIOO

+10.8%

13.6% of it arrived as cash

about even with OEF

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with OEF

SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OEF

+10.9%

SIOO

+10.8%

13.6% as cash

about even with OEF

13.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SIOO since launch: paid 13.6%, price −3.6%, total +10.8%, OEF +10.9%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SIOO costs 0.20 points a year less; SIOO is 2.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJUL vs SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLJULSIOO
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.3%not published
Price changefell 0.0% (1 year)fell 3.6% (since Dec 11, 2025)
Return of capital, issuer estimate40% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment97% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOS&P 100, measured through OEF
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.59%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$8.9m$25m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, LJUL and SIOO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LJUL SIOO
Only in one fund ↓
Only in LJUL
Only in SIOO
Apple Inc 9.09%
NVIDIA Corp 8.37%
Microsoft Corp 6.30%
Amazon.com Inc 4.54%
Broadcom Inc 3.17%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.84%
Alphabet Inc 2.80%
Eli Lilly & Co 2.30%
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Side by side

LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly SIOO VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF · Covered call on OEF, paying monthly
Strategy buffer with income covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) S&P 100 (OEF)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 5.3% 15.4%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.59%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.2% 13.6% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)
Price change, 1 year 0.0% −3.6% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)
Total return, 1 year +5.3% +10.8% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +10.9% (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)
Ahead or behind −9.5 pts −0.1 pts (since launch, Dec 11, 2025)
Return of capital, latest estimate 40% 97%
Age 2.3 years 328 days
Net assets, LJUL as of Nov 4, 2026 and SIOO as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.0m $25m

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

Window by window: LJUL vs SIOO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLJULSIOOLJULSIOOLJULSIOO
3 months+1.1%+0.8%1.3%3.7%+1.3 pts+1.0 pts
6 months+2.8%+5.6%2.6%7.5%−2.3 pts+1.1 pts
1 year+5.3%–5.2%–−9.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: LJUL Jul 2024 · SIOO Dec 2025+14.0%+10.8%12.6%13.6%−30.5 pts−0.1 pts

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About each fund
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.

SIOO

Over the period from its first trade on Dec 11, 2025 to Nov 4, 2026, SIOO paid 13.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +10.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LJUL or SIOO?
LJUL charges 0.79% a year and SIOO charges 0.59%, so SIOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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