Data as of .
LJUL vs SIOO: which paid, and which earned it?
LJUL and SIOO both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, LJUL and SIOO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LJUL | Only in SIOO |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 99.57% | NVIDIA Corp 9.83% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.43% | Apple Inc 9.24% |
| United States Treasury Bill 12/10/2026 7.85% | |
| Microsoft Corp 5.91% | |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.41% | |
| Alphabet Inc 3.62% | |
| Broadcom Inc 3.57% | |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.12% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJUL | SIOO | LJUL | SIOO | LJUL | SIOO | |
| 3 months | +1.5% | +4.0% | 1.3% | 3.7% | −0.8 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +3.1% | +14.3% | 2.6% | 7.9% | −14.9 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | +5.0% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −11.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +13.2% | +10.8% | 11.7% | 11.1% | −30.2 pts | −0.2 pts |
| LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | SIOO VistaShares Target 15 S&P 100 Distribution ETF Covered call on OEF, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | VistaShares |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 100 (OEF) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.3% | 15.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.2% | 11.1% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −1.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.0% | +10.8% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.5 pts | −0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 809 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $9m | $21m |
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.
SIOO in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SIOO paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. S&P 100 (OEF) returned +11.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.
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Where these figures came from
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