{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acii-vs-janq","section":"compare","title":"ACII vs JANQ: which paid, and which earned it? | ETFIQ","description":"ACII paid 3.8% of its price in cash each over its own window and JANQ 0.0%. Total return with distributions reinvested was +1.6% against 0.0%, to Sep 30","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, ACII or JANQ?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"ACII charges 0.79% a year and JANQ charges 0.79%, so ACII is cheaper. 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Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acii-vs-janq","a":{"ticker":"ACII","name":"Innovator Index Autocallable Income Strategy ETF","issuer":"Innovator","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since its launch on May 28, 2026, ACII paid 3.8% in cash and finished level with SPY.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/acii","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"3.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"+1.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against SPY","value":"+0.1 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Latest payout, annualized","value":"9.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$136m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.79%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"JANQ","name":"Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January","issuer":"Innovator","desk":"income","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"Since its launch on Sep 10, 2026, JANQ paid no cash and finished 0.9 points behind SPY.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/janq","key_facts":[{"label":"Cash paid, since launch, on its starting price","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"0.0%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Against SPY","value":"\u22120.9 pts","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.79%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 2, 2024"},{"label":"Benchmark","value":"S&P 500 (SPY)","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Strategy","value":"defined income","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acii-vs-janq"}