Data as of .
LJUL vs YSPC: which paid, and which earned it?
LJUL and YSPC both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, LJUL and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LJUL | Only in YSPC |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 99.57% | United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 43.24% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.43% | United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 34.02% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.09% | |
| SPCX 10/16/2026 150.01 C 6.39% | |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 5.82% | |
| SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 162.500 0.62% | |
| SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 157.500 0.07% | |
| SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 152.500 -0.15% |
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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LJUL | YSPC | LJUL | YSPC | LJUL | YSPC | |
| 3 months | +1.5% | not published | 1.3% | not published | −0.8 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +3.1% | not published | 2.6% | not published | −14.9 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +5.0% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −11.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +13.2% | +6.4% | 11.7% | 10.9% | −30.2 pts | +5.3 pts |
| LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | YSPC YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | YieldMax |
| Strategy | buffer with income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.3% | 63.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.2% | 10.9% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | −5.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.0% | +6.4% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +1.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.5 pts | +5.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 809 days | 65 days |
| Net assets | $9m | $32m |
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.
YSPC in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YSPC paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 63.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, LJUL or YSPC?
- LJUL charges 0.79% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so LJUL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, LJUL against YSPC, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ljul-vs-yspc Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.