DACL vs JANH: which paid, and which earned it?

DACL and JANH both write options for income. REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF and Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January.

0.6%
DACL cash paid, since launch
6.3%
JANH cash paid, 1 year
+0.5%
DACL total return, since launch
+6.5%
JANH total return, 1 year
DACL · since launch to Sep 30, 20262.2 pts ahead of SPY
DACL
+0.5%
SPY
−1.7%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

SPY

−1.7%

DACL

+0.5%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

SPY

−1.7%

DACL

+0.5%

2.2 pts ahead of SPY

0.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DACL since launch: paid 0.6%, price −0.1%, total +0.5%, SPY −1.7%, +2.2 pts.

JANH · 1 year to Sep 30, 20269.2 pts behind SPY
JANH
+6.5%
SPY
+15.7%

9.2 pts behind SPY

JANH over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, SPY +15.7%, −9.2 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

JANH

+6.5%

6.3% of it arrived as cash

9.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.2 pts behind SPY

JANH over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, SPY +15.7%, −9.2 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

JANH

+6.5%

9.2 pts behind SPY

6.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. JANH over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, SPY +15.7%, −9.2 pts.

Performance, window by window

Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDACLJANHDACLJANHDACLJANH
3 monthsnot published+1.6%not published1.6%not published−0.9 pts
6 monthsnot published+6.1%not published3.2%not published−10.9 pts
1 yearnot published+6.5%not published6.3%not published−9.2 pts
Since launch
DACL Aug 2026 · JANH Jan 2024
+0.5%+20.0%0.6%17.7%+2.2 pts−46.6 pts

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

On the same fields

DACL
REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable on SPY
JANH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Issuer REX Innovator
Strategy autocallable defined income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays not established quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 6.6% 6.3%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.6% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026) 6.3%
Price change, 1 year −0.1% +0.1%
Total return, 1 year +0.5% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026) +6.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year −1.7% +15.7%
Ahead or behind +2.2 pts −9.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 48 days 1002 days
Net assets $4m $12m

DACL and JANH on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

DACL in plain words

Over the period since launch on Aug 13, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, DACL paid 0.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned −1.7% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid periodically.

JANH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, JANH paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DACL or JANH?
DACL charges 0.65% a year and JANH charges 0.79%, so DACL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, DACL against JANH, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dacl-vs-janh

Open data

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