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DUBS vs JANQ: which paid, and which earned it?

DUBS and JANQ both write options for income.

Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF and Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January.

2.3%DUBS cash paid, 1 year
0.0%JANQ cash paid, 1 year
+20.3%DUBS total return, 1 year
0.0%JANQ total return, 1 year
DUBS3.7 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%DUBS+20.3%3.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%DUBS+20.3%3.7 pts ahead of SPY
JANQ0.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+0.8%JANQ0.0%0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+0.8%JANQ0.0%0.8 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

DUBS and JANQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DUBSJANQDUBSJANQDUBSJANQ
3 months+3.2%not published0.5%not published+1.0 ptsnot published
6 months+20.3%not published1.2%not published+2.3 ptsnot published
1 year+20.3%not published2.3%not published+3.7 ptsnot published
3 years+80.1%not published9.1%not published+1.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+84.4%0.0%9.3%0.0%+2.4 pts−0.8 pts
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DUBS and JANQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DUBS
Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF
Option income on SPY, paying quarterly
JANQ
Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January
Defined income on SPY
IssuerAptusInnovator
Strategyoption incomedefined income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysquarterlynot established
Payout rate, annualized2.1%not published
Expense ratio0.40%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year2.3%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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age1192 days8 days
Net assets$353mnot 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.

JANQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 10, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, JANQ 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 JANQ?
DUBS charges 0.40% a year and JANQ 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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DUBS against JANQ, 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, DUBS against JANQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dubs-vs-janq Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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