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CVRD vs HJAN: which paid, and which earned it?

CVRD and HJAN both write options for income.

Madison Covered Call ETF and Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January.

7.4%CVRD cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
+5.6%CVRD total return, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
CVRD11 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%CVRD+5.6%7.4% of it arrived as cash11 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%CVRD+5.6%11 pts behind SPY
HJAN0.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+0.8%HJAN0.0%0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+0.8%HJAN0.0%0.8 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

CVRD and HJAN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CVRDHJANCVRDHJANCVRDHJAN
3 months+4.0%not published1.7%not published+1.7 ptsnot published
6 months+5.7%not published3.3%not published−12.3 ptsnot published
1 year+5.6%not published7.4%not published−11.0 ptsnot published
3 years+19.5%not published25.9%not published−58.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+21.1%0.0%26.3%0.0%−59.8 pts−0.8 pts
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CVRD and HJAN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CVRD
Madison Covered Call ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
IssuerMadisonInnovator
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysquarterlynot established
Payout rate, annualized6.5%not published
Expense ratio0.92%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year7.4%0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−2.2%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+5.6%0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+0.8%
Ahead or behind−11.0 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1123 days8 days
Net assets$32mnot published

CVRD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, 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, CVRD or HJAN?
CVRD charges 0.92% a year and HJAN charges 0.79%, so HJAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CVRD against HJAN, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, CVRD against HJAN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/cvrd-vs-hjan Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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