LJUL ETF returns, drawdowns and dividends
Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July · Option income ETF
Chart shows price change, dividends not included · Prices through the close of · Updated after every US trading day · Source: Yahoo Finance
LJUL returns by period
Total return assumes every dividend is reinvested at the closing price on its ex-dividend date. Price return is the change in the closing price alone. The 3 and 5 year rows also show the yearly rate (CAGR).
| Period | Since | Total return | Price return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +0.19% | -0.25% | |
| 3 months | +1.76% | +0.42% | |
| 6 months | +2.44% | -0.21% | |
| Year to date | +3.84% | -0.15% | |
| 1 year | +4.85% | -0.46% | |
| 3 years | – | – | – |
| Since first close | +13.57% (+5.64%/yr) | +0.67% (+0.29%/yr) |
Did LJUL's payouts keep up with its price?
Over the past year LJUL paid out 5.18% of its starting price in distributions, while its price changed -0.46%. Reinvesting every payment gave a total return of +4.85%. The share price fell, but the payouts more than made up for it.
Option income funds pay out option premiums and often part of their own assets, so a high yield can come with a falling share price. Total return is the fair measure: it counts both the payouts and the price change. Compare all option income ETFs.
LJUL returns by calendar year
| Year | Total return | Price return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to Oct 26) | +3.84% | -0.15% |
| 2025 | +5.91% | +0.38% |
LJUL drawdowns and recovery
Max drawdown is the largest fall from a previous peak close to a later close within the period. The deepest fall in the stored history was 4.10%, from $24.05 on Sept. 24, 2024 to $23.07 on April 8, 2025; the price was back at its earlier peak on Sept. 29, 2025, 174 days after the low.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Max drawdown, 1 year | 1.20% |
| Max drawdown, 3 years | 4.10% |
| Max drawdown, 5 years | 4.10% |
| 52-week closing high | $24.09 Dec. 30, 2025 |
| 52-week closing low | $23.80 June 30, 2026 |
| Latest close | $23.94 Oct. 26, 2026 |
LJUL dividends
LJUL paid $1.25 per share in the last 12 months over 12 payments, a trailing yield of 5.20% at the latest close. The most recent ex-dividend date was Sept. 30, 2026 ($0.11 per share). Trailing yield is historical, not a forecast or an SEC 30-day yield.
| Year | Dividends per share | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | $0.94 | 9 |
| 2025 | $1.28 | 12 |
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About these numbers
- Calculated by FindETFStock from daily closing prices and ex-dividend amounts reported by Yahoo Finance, starting July 1, 2024.
- Total assets are the fund's net assets as reported by Yahoo Finance; for a fund with several share classes, such as Vanguard's, the figure covers the whole fund. Trading volume is the 3-month average of shares traded per day, times the latest price.
- "5 years" is measured from the first stored close, about five years back; a fund or stock with a shorter history shows "Since first close" instead.
- Returns are before taxes and assume dividends are reinvested at the ex-date close with no costs.
- Past performance does not predict future results. This is not investment advice; see the financial disclaimer and methodology.