Which paid more, GPIX or JANH?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and JANH paid 6.2%, so GPIX paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, GPIX or JANH?

With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +15.6% and JANH +6.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, GPIX or JANH?

GPIX charges 0.29% a year and JANH charges 0.79%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

GPIX vs JANH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its price in cash against JANH’s 6.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $6.4bn on Nov 3, 2026 for Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF, and $12m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January.

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At a glance

8.8%

GPIX cash paid, 1 year

6.2%

JANH cash paid, 1 year

+15.6%

GPIX total return, 1 year

+6.5%

JANH total return, 1 year

GPIX · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of SPY

GPIX

+15.6%

SPY

+14.8%

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +6.2%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

GPIX

+15.6%

8.8% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +6.2%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

GPIX

+15.6%

8.8% cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

8.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. GPIX over 1 year: paid 8.8%, price +6.2%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JANH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.3 pts behind SPY

JANH

+6.5%

SPY

+14.8%

8.3 pts behind SPY

JANH over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, SPY +14.8%, −8.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JANH

+6.5%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

8.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.3 pts behind SPY

JANH over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, SPY +14.8%, −8.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JANH

+6.5%

8.3 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.6%. JANH over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, SPY +14.8%, −8.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.6%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GPIX costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.1 points; GPIX is far larger, $6.4bn against $12m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

GPIX vs JANH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	GPIX	JANH
Paid and earned
Measure	GPIX	JANH
Total return, 1 year	+15.6%	+6.5%
Price change, 1 year	rose 6.2%	rose 0.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		50% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	GPIX	JANH
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	GPIX	JANH
Expense ratio	0.29%	0.79%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$6.4bn	$12m
Holdings
Measure	GPIX	JANH
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · GPIX scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score82.9GPIX61.1JANH

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

GPIX 82.9

JANH 61.1

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GPIX and JANH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GPIX JANH

Only in one fund ↓

Only in GPIX

NVIDIA CORP 7.31%

APPLE INC 6.45%

ALPHABET INC 4.35%

MICROSOFT CORP 3.89%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.38%

BROADCOM INC 2.79%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.02%

TESLA INC 1.88%

Only in JANH

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Side by side

GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly JANH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly

Issuer Goldman Sachs Innovator

Strategy covered call defined income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 8.4% 6.2%

Expense ratio 0.29% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.8% 6.2%

Price change, 1 year +6.2% +0.1%

Total return, 1 year +15.6% +6.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +0.8 pts −8.3 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 50%

Age 3.0 years 2.8 years

Net assets, GPIX as of Nov 3, 2026 and JANH as of Nov 4, 2026 $6.4bn $12m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: GPIX vs JANH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	GPIX	JANH	GPIX	JANH	GPIX	JANH
3 months	+0.9%	+1.3%	2.1%	1.6%	+1.0 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+6.0%	+3.3%	4.3%	3.1%	+1.0 pts	−1.7 pts
1 year	+15.6%	+6.5%	8.8%	6.2%	+0.9 pts	−8.3 pts
3 years	+73.9%	–	31.0%	–	−9.0 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: GPIX Oct 2023 · JANH Jan 2024	+82.5%	+20.6%	32.5%	17.7%	−10.2 pts	−47.0 pts

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About each fund

GPIX

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.4%, paid monthly.

JANH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JANH paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 50% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, GPIX or JANH?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GPIX paid 8.8% of its starting price in cash and JANH paid 6.2%, so GPIX paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, GPIX or JANH?: With every distribution reinvested, GPIX returned +15.6% and JANH +6.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, GPIX or JANH?: GPIX charges 0.29% a year and JANH charges 0.79%, so GPIX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GPIX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GPIX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Goldman Sachs website ↗

JANH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JANH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JANH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for JANH ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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