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LJUL vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $9.0m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
5.2%
LJUL cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
+5.3%
LJUL total return, 1 year
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
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.
VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
VOOY
+0.3%
none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

VOOY costs 0.04 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJUL vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureLJULVOOY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.3%not published
Price changefell 0.0% (1 year)fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate40% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOOnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.75%
Net assets$9.0mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income
Strategy buffer with income option income
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) none
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 5.3% 9.1%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.2% 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year 0.0% −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +5.3% +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −9.5 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 40% 26%
Age 2.3 years 63 days
Net assets $9.0m not read by ETFIQ

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 VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowLJULVOOYLJULVOOYLJULVOOY
3 months+1.1%–1.3%–+1.3 pts–
6 months+2.8%–2.6%–−2.3 pts–
1 year+5.3%–5.2%–−9.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: LJUL Jul 2024 · VOOY Sep 2026+14.0%+0.3%12.6%1.5%−30.5 ptsnot measured

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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.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LJUL or VOOY?
LJUL charges 0.79% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so VOOY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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