AHD vs JANJ: which paid, and which earned it?

AHD and JANJ both write options for income. GraniteShares Autocallable HOOD ETF and Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January.

10.1%
AHD cash paid, since launch
5.0%
JANJ cash paid, 1 year
+17.7%
AHD total return, since launch
+5.2%
JANJ total return, 1 year
AHD · since launch to Sep 30, 202634 pts behind HOOD
AHD
+17.7%
HOOD
+51.7%

34 pts behind HOOD

AHD since launch: paid 10.1%, price +6.9%, total +17.7%, HOOD +51.7%, −34.0 pts.

HOOD

+51.7%

AHD

+17.7%

10.1% as cash

34 pts behind HOOD

Total return, distributions reinvested

34 pts behind HOOD

AHD since launch: paid 10.1%, price +6.9%, total +17.7%, HOOD +51.7%, −34.0 pts.

HOOD

+51.7%

AHD

+17.7%

34 pts behind HOOD

10.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. AHD since launch: paid 10.1%, price +6.9%, total +17.7%, HOOD +51.7%, −34.0 pts.

JANJ · 1 year to Sep 30, 202610.5 pts behind SPY
JANJ
+5.2%
SPY
+15.7%

10.5 pts behind SPY

JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price 0.0%, total +5.2%, SPY +15.7%, −10.5 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

JANJ

+5.2%

10.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.5 pts behind SPY

JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price 0.0%, total +5.2%, SPY +15.7%, −10.5 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

JANJ

+5.2%

10.5 pts behind SPY

5.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +51.7%. JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price 0.0%, total +5.2%, SPY +15.7%, −10.5 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAHDJANJAHDJANJAHDJANJ
3 months+9.1%+1.5%5.1%1.3%+5.5 pts−1.1 pts
6 monthsnot published+4.3%not published2.5%not published−12.7 pts
1 yearnot published+5.2%not published5.0%not published−10.5 pts
Since launch
AHD May 2026 · JANJ Jan 2024
+17.7%+16.2%10.1%14.5%−34.0 pts−50.5 pts

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

On the same fields

AHD
GraniteShares Autocallable HOOD ETF · Autocallable on HOOD, paying monthly
JANJ
Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Issuer GraniteShares Innovator
Strategy autocallable defined income
Benchmark Robinhood (HOOD) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 32.6% 5.0%
Expense ratio 1.07% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.1% (since launch on May 19, 2026) 5.0%
Price change, 1 year +6.9% 0.0%
Total return, 1 year +17.7% (since launch on May 19, 2026) +5.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +51.7% +15.7%
Ahead or behind −34.0 pts −10.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 17% not published
Age 134 days 1002 days
Net assets $3m $14m

AHD and JANJ on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

AHD in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, AHD paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Robinhood (HOOD) returned +51.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 34.0 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 32.6%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 17% of the distribution paid Aug 14, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

JANJ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, AHD or JANJ?
AHD charges 1.07% a year and JANJ charges 0.79%, so JANJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, AHD against JANJ, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ahd-vs-janj

Open data

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