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

AHD and JULH both write options for income. GraniteShares Autocallable HOOD ETF and Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July.

10.1%
AHD cash paid, since launch
4.8%
JULH cash paid, 1 year
+17.7%
AHD total return, since launch
+4.5%
JULH 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.

JULH · 1 year to Sep 30, 202611.2 pts behind SPY
JULH
+4.5%
SPY
+15.7%

11.2 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price −0.4%, total +4.5%, SPY +15.7%, −11.2 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

JULH

+4.5%

11.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

11.2 pts behind SPY

JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price −0.4%, total +4.5%, SPY +15.7%, −11.2 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

JULH

+4.5%

11.2 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +51.7%. JULH over 1 year: paid 4.8%, price −0.4%, total +4.5%, SPY +15.7%, −11.2 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAHDJULHAHDJULHAHDJULH
3 months+9.1%+2.0%5.1%1.6%+5.5 pts−0.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+3.6%not published2.7%not published−13.4 pts
1 yearnot published+4.5%not published4.8%not published−11.2 pts
3 yearsnot published+21.9%not published18.6%not published−63.0 pts
Since launch
AHD May 2026 · JULH Jul 2023
+17.7%+22.9%10.1%20.3%−34.0 pts−55.9 pts

AHD and JULH 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
JULH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - July · 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% 6.6%
Expense ratio 1.07% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.1% (since launch on May 19, 2026) 4.8%
Price change, 1 year +6.9% −0.4%
Total return, 1 year +17.7% (since launch on May 19, 2026) +4.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +51.7% +15.7%
Ahead or behind −34.0 pts −11.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 17% not published
Age 134 days 1185 days
Net assets $3m $17m

AHD and JULH 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).

JULH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, JULH paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

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

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

Open data

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