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

ACYQ and JANH both write options for income. FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF and Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January.

1.9%
ACYQ cash paid, since launch
6.3%
JANH cash paid, 1 year
+8.0%
ACYQ total return, since launch
+6.5%
JANH total return, 1 year
ACYQ · since launch to Sep 30, 20263.7 pts ahead of SPY
ACYQ
+8.0%
SPY
+4.3%

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

ACYQ since launch: paid 1.9%, price +6.0%, total +8.0%, SPY +4.3%, +3.7 pts.

SPY

+4.3%

ACYQ

+8.0%

1.9% cash

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

ACYQ since launch: paid 1.9%, price +6.0%, total +8.0%, SPY +4.3%, +3.7 pts.

SPY

+4.3%

ACYQ

+8.0%

3.7 pts ahead of SPY

1.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ACYQ since launch: paid 1.9%, price +6.0%, total +8.0%, SPY +4.3%, +3.7 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, ACYQ and JANH hold 0% 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 and Sep 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ACYQ JANH
Only in ACYQ
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 31.38%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 30.47%
U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 12/31/2026 30.12%
US Dollar 4.29%
ACYQ Autocall Derivative JPMorgan 1.53%
ACYQ Autocall Derivative Citi 1.12%
ACYQ Autocall Derivative BNP 1.10%
Only in JANH
TREASURY BILL 96.95%
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
WindowACYQJANHACYQJANHACYQJANH
3 months+6.0%+1.6%1.8%1.6%+3.5 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
ACYQ Jun 2026 · JANH Jan 2024
+8.0%+20.0%1.9%17.7%+3.7 pts−46.6 pts

ACYQ 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

ACYQ
FT Vest Autocallable Barrier & High Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY
JANH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Issuer First Trust Innovator
Strategy autocallable defined income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays not established quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 21.0% 6.3%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.9% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026) 6.3%
Price change, 1 year +6.0% +0.1%
Total return, 1 year +8.0% (since launch on Jun 24, 2026) +6.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +4.3% +15.7%
Ahead or behind +3.7 pts −9.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 98 days 1002 days
Net assets $78m $12m

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

ACYQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jun 24, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, ACYQ paid 1.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +4.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.7 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.0%, paid periodically.

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, ACYQ or JANH?
ACYQ charges 0.75% a year and JANH charges 0.79%, so ACYQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, ACYQ against JANH, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/acyq-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.