Data as of .
LJUL vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year LJUL paid 5.2% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, though SIXH returned more with it reinvested.
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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 SIXH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LJUL | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 99.57% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.43% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% | |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% | |
| AT&T INC. 3.59% | |
| QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53% | |
| Pepsico, Inc. 3.44% | |
| LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 3.11% |
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 May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJUL | SIXH | LJUL | SIXH | LJUL | SIXH | |
| 3 months | +1.5% | +4.5% | 1.3% | 0.5% | −0.8 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +3.1% | +7.4% | 2.6% | 0.9% | −14.9 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | +5.0% | +16.3% | 5.2% | 2.0% | −11.5 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.8% | not published | 6.6% | not published | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +13.2% | +96.3% | 11.7% | 16.0% | −30.2 pts | −88.5 pts |
| LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | buffer with income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.3% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.2% | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.0% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.5 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 809 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $9m | $543m |
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.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, LJUL or SIXH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, so LJUL 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 SIXH?
- With every distribution reinvested, LJUL returned +5.0% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so SIXH returned more.
- Which is cheaper, LJUL or SIXH?
- LJUL charges 0.79% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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