Data as of .
DUBS vs HJAN: which paid, and which earned it?
DUBS and HJAN both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUBS | HJAN | DUBS | HJAN | DUBS | HJAN | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | not published | 0.5% | not published | +1.0 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +20.3% | not published | 1.2% | not published | +2.3 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +20.3% | not published | 2.3% | not published | +3.7 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +80.1% | not published | 9.1% | not published | +1.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +84.4% | 0.0% | 9.3% | 0.0% | +2.4 pts | −0.8 pts |
| DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | HJAN Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Aptus | Innovator |
| Strategy | option income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 2.1% | not published |
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.3% | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +17.6% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.3% | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +0.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +3.7 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1192 days | 8 days |
| Net assets | $353m | not published |
DUBS in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 17.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.1%, 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, DUBS or HJAN?
- DUBS charges 0.40% a year and HJAN charges 0.79%, so DUBS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DUBS against HJAN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dubs-vs-hjan Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.