Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
LJUL vs SIXH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.1%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.
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Net assets: $9.0m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July, and $603m on Aug 31, 2026 for ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy 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, 2026.5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings
SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
+18.0%
SIXH
+23.5%
5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.5 pts ahead of its own holdings
SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
+18.0%
SIXH
+23.5%
2.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.5%. SIXH over 1 year: paid 2.1%, price +21.2%, total +23.5%, its own holdings +18.0%, +5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.5%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SIXH costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.2 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | LJUL | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +23.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | fell 0.0% | rose 21.2% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 40% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO | its own holdings |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.69% |
| Net assets, LJUL as of Nov 4, 2026 and SIXH as of Aug 31, 2026 | $9.0m | $603m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed
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What they share
By the books each fund has filed, LJUL and SIXH 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 | SIXH | LJUL | SIXH | LJUL | SIXH |
| 3 months | +1.1% | +6.0% | 1.3% | 0.5% | +1.3 pts | +1.8 pts |
| 6 months | +2.8% | +10.3% | 2.6% | 1.0% | −2.3 pts | +3.5 pts |
| 1 year | +5.3% | +23.5% | 5.2% | 2.1% | −9.5 pts | +5.5 pts |
| 3 years | – | +47.6% | – | 6.8% | – | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: LJUL Jul 2024 · SIXH May 2020 | +14.0% | +104.1% | 12.6% | 16.7% | −30.5 pts | not measured |
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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.
SIXH
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SIXH paid 2.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 21.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. SIXH's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +18.0% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.2%, paid monthly.
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