Data as of .
APRH vs JANJ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year APRH paid 5.9% of its price in cash against JANJ’s 5.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: APRH scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, APRH and JANJ hold 94% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | APRH | JANJ |
|---|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL | 94.03% | 97.55% |
| Only in APRH | Only in JANJ |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 2.00% | TREASURY BILL 1.23% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.99% | TREASURY BILL 1.22% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.98% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APRH | JANJ | APRH | JANJ | APRH | JANJ | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +1.3% | 2.1% | 1.2% | −0.9 pts | −0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +5.1% | +5.0% | 3.7% | 2.5% | −12.9 pts | −13.0 pts |
| 1 year | +6.5% | +5.1% | 5.9% | 5.0% | −10.1 pts | −11.4 pts |
| 3 years | +22.5% | not published | 19.7% | not published | −55.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +28.3% | +15.9% | 22.2% | 13.2% | −65.3 pts | −50.5 pts |
| APRH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF -- April Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | JANJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Innovator |
| Strategy | defined income | defined income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.3% | 5.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.9% | 5.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.3% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.5% | +5.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.1 pts | −11.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1264 days | 990 days |
| Net assets | $25m | $14m |
APRH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRH paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid quarterly.
JANJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, APRH or JANJ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRH paid 5.9% of its starting price in cash and JANJ paid 5.0%, so APRH paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, APRH or JANJ?
- With every distribution reinvested, APRH returned +6.5% and JANJ returned +5.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so APRH returned more.
- Which is cheaper, APRH or JANJ?
- APRH charges 0.79% a year and JANJ charges 0.79%, so APRH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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