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

FEPI and HJAN both write options for income.

REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF and Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January.

23.4%FEPI cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
+15.7%FEPI total return, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
FEPI6.1 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%FEPI+15.7%23.4% of it arrived as cash6.1 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%FEPI+15.7%23.4% as cash6.1 pts behind QQQ
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

FEPI and HJAN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
FEPIHJANFEPIHJANFEPIHJAN
3 months+2.9%not published6.0%not published+5.4 ptsnot published
6 months+17.2%not published12.8%not published−7.1 ptsnot published
1 year+15.7%not published23.4%not published−6.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+69.0%0.0%66.8%0.0%−28.5 pts−0.8 pts
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FEPI and HJAN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FEPI
REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
IssuerREXInnovator
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysweeklynot established
Payout rate, annualized24.9%not published
Expense ratio0.65%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year23.4%0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−10.0%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+15.7%0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+0.8%
Ahead or behind−6.1 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1073 days8 days
Net assets$713mnot published

FEPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.

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, FEPI or HJAN?
FEPI charges 0.65% a year and HJAN charges 0.79%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FEPI 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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