Which paid more, LJUL or SPUT?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 4.8%, 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 SPUT?

With every distribution reinvested, LJUL returned +5.3% and SPUT +10.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, LJUL or SPUT?

LJUL and SPUT both charge 0.79% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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LJUL vs SPUT: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its price in cash against SPUT’s 4.8%, though SPUT returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $9.0m for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July and $17m for Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF.

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At a glance

5.2%

LJUL cash paid, 1 year

4.8%

SPUT cash paid, 1 year

+5.3%

LJUL total return, 1 year

+10.7%

SPUT total return, 1 year

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.

SPUT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.1 pts behind SPY

SPUT

+10.7%

SPY

+14.8%

4.1 pts behind SPY

SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPUT

+10.7%

4.8% of it arrived as cash

4.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.1 pts behind SPY

SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPUT

+10.7%

4.1 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. SPUT over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price +5.7%, total +10.7%, SPY +14.8%, −4.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.79% a year; their one-year returns differ by 5.4 points; SPUT is 1.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJUL vs SPUT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LJUL	SPUT
Paid and earned
Measure	LJUL	SPUT
Total return, 1 year	+5.3%	+10.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.0%	rose 5.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	40% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment	58% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	LJUL	SPUT
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	LJUL	SPUT
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.79%
Net assets	$9.0m	$17m
Holdings
Measure	LJUL	SPUT
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SPUT scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score57.8LJUL88.9SPUT

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

LJUL 57.8

SPUT 88.9

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

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

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LJUL SPUT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in LJUL

Only in SPUT

NVIDIA Corp 3.71%

Apple Inc 3.50%

Microsoft Corp 2.70%

Amazon.com Inc 2.06%

Alphabet Inc 1.64%

Broadcom Inc 1.43%

Alphabet Inc 1.43%

Meta Platforms Inc 0.97%

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Side by side

LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF · Sells puts on the S&P 500, paying monthly

Issuer Innovator Innovator

Strategy buffer with income put-selling overlay

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 5.3% 3.6%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 5.2% 4.8%

Price change, 1 year 0.0% +5.7%

Total return, 1 year +5.3% +10.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −9.5 pts −4.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 40% 58%

Age 2.3 years 1.6 years

Net assets $9.0m $17m

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 SPUT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LJUL	SPUT	LJUL	SPUT	LJUL	SPUT
3 months	+1.1%	+0.9%	1.3%	1.0%	+1.3 pts	+1.0 pts
6 months	+2.8%	+3.4%	2.6%	1.9%	−2.3 pts	−1.6 pts
1 year	+5.3%	+10.7%	5.2%	4.8%	−9.5 pts	−4.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: LJUL Jul 2024 · SPUT Mar 2025	+14.0%	+23.3%	12.6%	9.1%	−30.5 pts	−15.6 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.

SPUT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPUT paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.6%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 58% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LJUL or SPUT?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 4.8%, 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 SPUT?: With every distribution reinvested, LJUL returned +5.3% and SPUT +10.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LJUL or SPUT?: LJUL and SPUT both charge 0.79% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

LJUL and SPUT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LJUL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LJUL 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for LJUL ↗

SPUT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPUT 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for SPUT ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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