Data as of .
FTQI vs HJAN: which paid, and which earned it?
FTQI and HJAN both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | HJAN | FTQI | HJAN | FTQI | HJAN | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | not published | 2.9% | not published | +6.5 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +18.3% | not published | 6.3% | not published | −5.9 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +21.5% | not published | 12.0% | not published | −0.3 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | 0.0% | 78.8% | 0.0% | −675.0 pts | −0.8 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | HJAN Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Innovator |
| Strategy | covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | not published |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +0.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 8 days |
| Net assets | $975m | not published |
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly.
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, FTQI or HJAN?
- FTQI charges 0.75% a year and HJAN charges 0.79%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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