ACII vs JANH: which paid, and which earned it?

ACII and JANH both write options for income. Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF and Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January.

3.8%
ACII cash paid, since launch
6.3%
JANH cash paid, 1 year
+1.6%
ACII total return, since launch
+6.5%
JANH total return, 1 year
ACII · since launch to Sep 30, 2026About even with SPY
ACII
+1.6%
SPY
+1.6%

About even with SPY

ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.3%, total +1.6%, SPY +1.6%, +0.1 pts.

SPY

+1.6%

ACII

+1.6%

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.3%, total +1.6%, SPY +1.6%, +0.1 pts.

SPY

+1.6%

ACII

+1.6%

about even with SPY

3.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACII since launch: paid 3.8%, price −2.3%, total +1.6%, SPY +1.6%, +0.1 pts.

JANH · 1 year to Sep 30, 20269.2 pts behind SPY
JANH
+6.5%
SPY
+15.7%

9.2 pts behind SPY

JANH over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, SPY +15.7%, −9.2 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

JANH

+6.5%

6.3% of it arrived as cash

9.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.2 pts behind SPY

JANH over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, SPY +15.7%, −9.2 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

JANH

+6.5%

9.2 pts behind SPY

6.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. JANH over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, SPY +15.7%, −9.2 pts.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACII and JANH hold 97% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

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97% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ACII JANH
TREASURY BILL 100.00% 96.95%
Only in ACII
Only in JANH
TREASURY BILL 1.53%
TREASURY BILL 1.52%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowACIIJANHACIIJANHACIIJANH
3 months+1.7%+1.6%2.4%1.6%−0.8 pts−0.9 pts
6 monthsnot published+6.1%not published3.2%not published−10.9 pts
1 yearnot published+6.5%not published6.3%not published−9.2 pts
Since launch
ACII May 2026 · JANH Jan 2024
+1.6%+20.0%3.8%17.7%+0.1 pts−46.6 pts

ACII and JANH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ACII
Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF · Autocallable on SPY, paying monthly
JANH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Issuer Innovator Innovator
Strategy autocallable defined income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 9.8% 6.3%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.8% (since launch on May 28, 2026) 6.3%
Price change, 1 year −2.3% +0.1%
Total return, 1 year +1.6% (since launch on May 28, 2026) +6.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +1.6% +15.7%
Ahead or behind +0.1 pts −9.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 125 days 1002 days
Net assets $136m $12m

ACII and JANH on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ACII in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 28, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACII paid 3.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +1.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.8%, paid monthly.

JANH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, JANH paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ACII or JANH?
ACII charges 0.79% a year and JANH charges 0.79%, so ACII is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, ACII against JANH, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acii-vs-janh

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.