# LJAN (Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - January)

Innovator · Income ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% in cash and still finished 12.3 points behind SPY.

## Key facts

- LJAN, cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price: 4.9%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- LJAN, total return, 1 year: +5.3%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- LJAN, against SPY: −12.3 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- LJAN, latest payout, annualized: 4.8%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- LJAN, net assets: $12m (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- LJAN, expense ratio: 0.79% (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026).

## LJAN over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | SPY | Ahead or behind |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | 1.2% | +0.2% | +1.4% | +3.3% | −1.9 pts |
| 6 months | 2.5% | +1.8% | +4.3% | +16.0% | −11.7 pts |
| 1 year | 4.9% | +0.2% | +5.3% | +17.5% | −12.3 pts |
| Since launch | 13.9% | +0.9% | +16.0% | +66.6% | −50.6 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Strategy | buffer with income | ETFIQ |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy (proxy) | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $12m | issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Latest payout, annualized | 4.8% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026 |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price | 4.9% | ETFIQ |
| Launched | Jan 2, 2024 | ETFIQ |
| Pays | monthly | ETFIQ |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 31 days | ETFIQ |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 2 days | ETFIQ |
| Last paid, per share | $0.1 ex Aug 31, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $1.2161 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much has LJAN paid over the last year?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, LJAN paid 4.9% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price rose 0.2%.

### Is LJAN ahead of SPY?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, LJAN returned +5.3% against +17.5% for S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy, so a holder was behind it by 12.2 points.

### How often does LJAN pay, and how much?

LJAN pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 4.8% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.

### When does LJAN next pay a distribution?

LJAN pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 31, 2026 at $0.1 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 31 days the ex-date falls near Oct 1, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 2 days.

### What does LJAN cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.79% a year.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, LJAN, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/ljan
Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at https://etfiq.com/data/.

HTML: https://etfiq.com/funds/ljan  ·  JSON: https://etfiq.com/funds/ljan.json