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

HJAN and KNG both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January and FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF.

0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
8.5%KNG cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
+8.3%KNG 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
KNG1.6 pts behind NOBL · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
NOBL+9.9%KNG+8.3%8.5% of it arrived as cash1.6 pts behind NOBLTotal return, distributions reinvestedNOBL+9.9%KNG+8.3%8.5% as cash1.6 pts behind NOBL

Performance, window by window

HJAN and KNG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HJANKNGHJANKNGHJANKNG
3 monthsnot published+1.8%not published2.2%not published−0.1 pts
6 monthsnot published+7.1%not published4.4%not published−0.9 pts
1 yearnot published+8.3%not published8.5%not published−1.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+24.0%not published25.4%not published−4.3 pts
Since launch0.0%+101.5%0.0%59.4%−0.8 pts−15.2 pts
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HJAN and KNG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
KNG
FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF
Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorFirst Trust
Strategybuffer with incomedividend stocks with call overlay
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published8.8%
Expense ratio0.79%0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)8.5%
Price change, 1 year0.0%−0.4%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+8.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+9.9%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−1.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days3097 days
Net assetsnot published$3.3bn

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.

KNG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.3%. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) returned +9.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HJAN or KNG?
HJAN charges 0.79% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, so KNG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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HJAN against KNG, 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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