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DDDD vs JANJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $7.8m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF, and $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January.

At a glance
3.4%
DDDD cash paid, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
5.0%
JANJ cash paid, 1 year
+17.1%
DDDD total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026
+5.2%
JANJ total return, 1 year
DDDD · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 3.3 pts behind SCHD
DDDD
+17.1%
SCHD
+20.4%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.4% as cash

3.3 pts behind SCHD

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.3 pts behind SCHD

DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SCHD

+20.4%

DDDD

+17.1%

3.3 pts behind SCHD

3.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DDDD since launch: paid 3.4%, price +13.4%, total +17.1%, SCHD +20.4%, −3.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
JANJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.6 pts behind SPY
JANJ
+5.2%
SPY
+14.8%

9.6 pts behind SPY

JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +14.8%, −9.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JANJ

+5.2%

5.0% as cash

9.6 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.6 pts behind SPY

JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +14.8%, −9.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JANJ

+5.2%

9.6 pts behind SPY

5.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.4%. JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +14.8%, −9.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +20.4%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JANJ costs 0.22 points a year less; JANJ is 1.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DDDD vs JANJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDDDDJANJ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+5.2%
Price changerose 13.4% (since Mar 12, 2026)rose 0.1% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate76% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment46% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkUS dividend stocks, measured through SCHDS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.01%0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$7.8m$14m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and JANJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DDDD JANJ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DDDD
Texas Instruments Inc 4.70%
Procter & Gamble Co 4.37%
Home Depot Inc 4.29%
Coca-Cola Co 4.18%
Amgen Inc 4.16%
Abbott Laboratories 4.02%
Chevron Corp 3.94%
QUALCOMM Inc 3.92%
Only in JANJ
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Side by side

DDDD YieldMax U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF · Synthetic covered call on SCHD JANJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Strategy synthetic covered call defined income
Benchmark US dividend stocks (SCHD) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays not established quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 18.3% 5.0%
Expense ratio 1.01% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) 5.0%
Price change, 1 year +13.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +0.1%
Total return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +5.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year +20.4% (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) +14.8%
Ahead or behind −3.3 pts (since launch, Mar 12, 2026) −9.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 76% 46%
Age 237 days 2.8 years
Net assets, DDDD as of Nov 3, 2026 and JANJ as of Nov 4, 2026 $7.8m $14m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: DDDD vs JANJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDDDDJANJDDDDJANJDDDDJANJ
3 months+7.5%+1.1%1.6%1.2%−1.0 pts+1.3 pts
6 months+13.6%+2.6%3.3%2.5%−2.6 pts−2.4 pts
1 year–+5.2%–5.0%–−9.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DDDD Mar 2026 · JANJ Jan 2024+17.1%+16.7%3.4%14.5%−3.3 pts−50.9 pts

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About each fund
DDDD

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, DDDD paid 3.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.1%. US dividend stocks (SCHD) returned +20.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.3%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 76% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

JANJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 46% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DDDD or JANJ?
DDDD charges 1.01% a year and JANJ charges 0.79%, so JANJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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