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

Over the window both share HJAN paid 0.0% of its price in cash against JANQ’s 0.0% and the two finished level on total return.

Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January and Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January.

0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
0.0%JANQ cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
0.0%JANQ 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
JANQ0.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+0.8%JANQ0.0%0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+0.8%JANQ0.0%0.8 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

HJAN and JANQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HJANJANQHJANJANQHJANJANQ
Since launch0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%−0.8 pts−0.8 pts
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HJAN and JANQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
JANQ
Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January
Defined income on SPY
IssuerInnovatorInnovator
Strategybuffer with incomedefined income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishednot established
Payout rate, annualizednot publishednot published
Expense ratio0.79%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%0.0%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+0.8%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days8 days
Net assetsnot publishednot published

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.

JANQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 10, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, JANQ paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, HJAN or JANQ?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, HJAN paid 0.0% of its starting price in cash and JANQ paid 0.0%, so HJAN paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, HJAN or JANQ?
With every distribution reinvested, HJAN returned 0.0% and JANQ returned 0.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so HJAN returned more.
Which is cheaper, HJAN or JANQ?
HJAN charges 0.79% a year and JANQ charges 0.79%, 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 JANQ, 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 JANQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hjan-vs-janq Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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