Which is cheaper, DACL or JANJ?

DACL charges 0.65% a year and JANJ charges 0.79%, so DACL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

DACL and JANJ both write options for income. REX Defensive Autocallable Income ETF and Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January.

0.6%

DACL cash paid, since launch

5.0%

JANJ cash paid, 1 year

+0.5%

DACL total return, since launch

+5.2%

JANJ 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.

JANJ · 1 year to Sep 30, 202610.5 pts behind SPY

JANJ

+5.2%

SPY

+15.7%

10.5 pts behind SPY

JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price 0.0%, total +5.2%, SPY +15.7%, −10.5 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

JANJ

+5.2%

5.0% as cash

10.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.5 pts behind SPY

JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price 0.0%, total +5.2%, SPY +15.7%, −10.5 pts.

SPY

+15.7%

JANJ

+5.2%

10.5 pts behind SPY

5.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price 0.0%, total +5.2%, SPY +15.7%, −10.5 pts.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DACL	JANJ	DACL	JANJ	DACL	JANJ
3 months	not published	+1.5%	not published	1.3%	not published	−1.1 pts
6 months	not published	+4.3%	not published	2.5%	not published	−12.7 pts
1 year	not published	+5.2%	not published	5.0%	not published	−10.5 pts
Since launch DACL Aug 2026 · JANJ Jan 2024	+0.5%	+16.2%	0.6%	14.5%	+2.2 pts	−50.5 pts

DACL and JANJ 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

JANJ

Innovator Premium Income 30 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% 5.0%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.6% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026) 5.0%

Price change, 1 year −0.1% 0.0%

Total return, 1 year +0.5% (since launch on Aug 13, 2026) +5.2%

Benchmark return, 1 year −1.7% +15.7%

Ahead or behind +2.2 pts −10.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 48 days 1002 days

Net assets $4m $14m

DACL and JANJ 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.

JANJ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

DACL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DACL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗REX page for DACL ↗JANJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JANJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Innovator page for JANJ ↗

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

Open data

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