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HEMI vs JANJ: which paid, and which earned it?

HEMI and JANJ both write options for income.

Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF and Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January.

6.0%HEMI cash paid, 1 year
5.0%JANJ cash paid, 1 year
+11.2%HEMI total return, 1 year
+5.1%JANJ total return, 1 year
HEMI3.4 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.7%HEMI+11.2%6.0% of it arrived as cash3.4 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.7%HEMI+11.2%3.4 pts behind SPY
JANJ11.4 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JANJ+5.1%5.0% of it arrived as cash11.4 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JANJ+5.1%11.4 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HEMI and JANJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in HEMIOnly in JANJ
NVIDIA Corp 9.11%TREASURY BILL 97.55%
Alphabet Inc 7.69%TREASURY BILL 1.23%
Apple Inc 5.86%TREASURY BILL 1.22%
Amazon.com Inc 5.73%
Microsoft Corp 5.72%
Broadcom Inc 4.02%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.66%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.42%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

HEMI and JANJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HEMIJANJHEMIJANJHEMIJANJ
3 months+0.8%+1.3%2.2%1.2%−1.5 pts−0.9 pts
6 months+13.6%+5.0%4.9%2.5%−4.5 pts−13.0 pts
1 yearnot published+5.1%not published5.0%not published−11.4 pts
Since launch+11.2%+15.9%6.0%13.2%−3.4 pts−50.5 pts
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HEMI and JANJ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HEMI
Hartford Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
JANJ
Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
IssuerHartfordInnovator
Strategycovered calldefined income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlyquarterly
Payout rate, annualized9.1%5.0%
Expense ratio0.49%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year6.0% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)5.0%
Price change, 1 year+4.9%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+11.2% (since launch on Dec 17, 2025)+5.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.7%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−3.4 pts−11.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age275 days990 days
Net assets$33m$14m

HEMI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Dec 17, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, HEMI paid 6.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly.

JANJ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HEMI or JANJ?
HEMI charges 0.49% a year and JANJ charges 0.79%, so HEMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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HEMI against JANJ, 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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