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

HJAN and IQQQ both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January and ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
6.5%IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
+17.7%IQQQ total return, 1 year
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
IQQQ4.1 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%IQQQ+17.7%6.5% as cash4.1 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%IQQQ+17.7%4.1 pts behind QQQ

Performance, window by window

HJAN and IQQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HJANIQQQHJANIQQQHJANIQQQ
3 monthsnot published−3.1%not published1.8%not published−0.6 pts
6 monthsnot published+19.1%not published4.2%not published−5.1 pts
1 yearnot published+17.7%not published6.5%not published−4.1 pts
Since launch0.0%+51.5%0.0%24.4%−0.8 pts−13.0 pts
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HJAN and IQQQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
IQQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorProShares
Strategybuffer with incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published5.7%
Expense ratio0.79%0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)6.5%
Price change, 1 year0.0%+10.8%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+17.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−4.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days912 days
Net assetsnot published$405m

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.

IQQQ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HJAN or IQQQ?
HJAN charges 0.79% a year and IQQQ charges 0.97%, so HJAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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HJAN against IQQQ, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, HJAN against IQQQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hjan-vs-iqqq Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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