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

HJAN and KIQQ both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January and KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ 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
KIQQ9.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%5.8% of it arrived as cash9.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%9.9 pts behind QQQ

Performance, window by window

HJAN and KIQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HJANKIQQHJANKIQQHJANKIQQ
3 monthsnot published−3.2%not published1.9%not published−0.7 pts
6 monthsnot published+11.9%not published4.5%not published−12.3 pts
Since launch0.0%+6.0%0.0%5.8%−0.8 pts−9.9 pts
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HJAN and KIQQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
KIQQ
KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF
Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorKraneShares
Strategybuffer with incomebuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published6.3%
Expense ratio0.79%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+15.9%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−9.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days254 days
Net assetsnot published$3m

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.

KIQQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jan 7, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, KIQQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HJAN or KIQQ?
HJAN charges 0.79% a year and KIQQ 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 KIQQ, 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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