Data as of .
APRJ vs HJAN: which paid, and which earned it?
APRJ and HJAN both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APRJ | HJAN | APRJ | HJAN | APRJ | HJAN | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | not published | 1.7% | not published | −1.0 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +3.8% | not published | 3.0% | not published | −14.2 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +6.0% | not published | 5.7% | not published | −10.5 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +19.3% | not published | 17.4% | not published | −59.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +23.7% | 0.0% | 19.4% | 0.0% | −69.9 pts | −0.8 pts |
| APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | HJAN Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Innovator |
| Strategy | defined income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.8% | not published |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.7% | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.0% | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +0.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.5 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1264 days | 8 days |
| Net assets | $31m | not published |
APRJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, APRJ paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid quarterly.
HJAN in plain words
Over the period since launch on Sep 10, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, HJAN paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned 0.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, APRJ or HJAN?
- APRJ charges 0.79% a year and HJAN charges 0.79%, so APRJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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