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DYLG vs HJAN: which paid, and which earned it?

DYLG and HJAN both write options for income.

Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF and Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January.

9.5%DYLG cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
+13.8%DYLG total return, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
DYLGAbout even with DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DYLG+13.8%9.5% of it arrived as cashabout even with DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DYLG+13.8%9.5% as cashabout even with DIA
HJAN0.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+0.8%HJAN0.0%0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+0.8%HJAN0.0%0.8 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

DYLG and HJAN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DYLGHJANDYLGHJANDYLGHJAN
3 months+1.9%not published0.8%not published+1.5 ptsnot published
6 months+13.0%not published2.1%not published−0.9 ptsnot published
1 year+13.8%not published9.5%not published+0.3 ptsnot published
3 years+47.0%not published30.8%not published−9.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+44.7%0.0%30.7%0.0%−8.3 pts−0.8 pts
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DYLG and HJAN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DYLG
Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on DIA, paying monthly
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
IssuerGlobal XInnovator
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized3.1%not published
Expense ratio0.35%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year9.5%0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+3.5%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+13.8%0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+13.5%+0.8%
Ahead or behind+0.3 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate59%not published
Age1150 days8 days
Net assets$6mnot published

DYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DYLG paid 9.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.8%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 59% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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, DYLG or HJAN?
DYLG charges 0.35% a year and HJAN charges 0.79%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DYLG against HJAN, 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.

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