Which paid more, LJUL or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, LJUL returned +5.3% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, LJUL or YYY?

LJUL charges 0.79% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so LJUL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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LJUL vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its price in cash against LJUL’s 5.2%, though LJUL returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $9.0m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July, and $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

5.2%

LJUL cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+5.3%

LJUL total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY 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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

LJUL costs 2.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; YYY is far larger, $674m against $8.9m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

LJUL vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	LJUL	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	LJUL	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+5.3%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.0%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	40% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	LJUL	YYY
Benchmark	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	LJUL	YYY
Expense ratio	0.79%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$8.9m	$674m
Holdings
Measure	LJUL	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, LJUL and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first LJUL YYY

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Side by side

LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer Innovator Amplify

Strategy buffer with income income from closed-end funds

Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 5.3% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.79% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 5.2% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year 0.0% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +5.3% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind −9.5 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 40% 18%

Age 2.3 years 14.4 years

Net assets, LJUL as of Nov 4, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $9.0m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	LJUL	YYY	LJUL	YYY	LJUL	YYY
3 months	+1.1%	−4.9%	1.3%	3.2%	+1.3 pts	not measured
6 months	+2.8%	−4.1%	2.6%	6.2%	−2.3 pts	not measured
1 year	+5.3%	+1.9%	5.2%	12.4%	−9.5 pts	not measured
3 years	–	+35.2%	–	38.6%	–	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: LJUL Jul 2024 · YYY Jun 2012	+14.0%	+114.4%	12.6%	113.6%	−30.5 pts	not 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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, LJUL or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, LJUL returned +5.3% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, LJUL or YYY?: LJUL charges 0.79% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so LJUL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →LJUL on its own →YYY on its own →LJUL dividend history →YYY dividend history →YYY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

LJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LJUL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LJUL 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for LJUL ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

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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