LJUL vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
LJUL and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $9m on Oct 20, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
VAIE costs 0.05 points a year less; VAIE is 7.4 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| LJUL | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $9m | $67m |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.1% | not published |
| Benchmark | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 10.7 pts | |
| Price change | fell 0.2% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
10.8 pts behind VOO
LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price −0.2%, total +5.1%, VOO +15.9%, −10.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VOO
+15.9%
LJUL
+5.1%
5.2% of it arrived as cash
10.8 pts behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
10.8 pts behind VOO
LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price −0.2%, total +5.1%, VOO +15.9%, −10.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VOO
+15.9%
LJUL
+5.1%
10.8 pts behind VOO
5.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price −0.2%, total +5.1%, VOO +15.9%, −10.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | LJUL | VAIE | LJUL | VAIE | LJUL | VAIE |
| 3 months | +1.6% | +2.5% | 1.3% | 4.1% | −1.4 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +2.6% | – | 2.6% | – | −7.2 pts | – |
| 1 year | +5.1% | – | 5.2% | – | −10.7 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: LJUL Jul 2024 · VAIE May 2026 | +13.7% | +3.3% | 12.1% | 6.8% | −31.2 pts | not measured |
Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →
On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About LJUL
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.1%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.7 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid monthly.
About VAIE
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.
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