Data as of .
HJAN vs KYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
HJAN and KYLD both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJAN | KYLD | HJAN | KYLD | HJAN | KYLD | |
| 3 months | not published | −6.3% | not published | 5.6% | not published | −8.5 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +24.4% | not published | 14.1% | not published | +6.4 pts |
| Since launch | 0.0% | +2.0% | 0.0% | 20.9% | −0.8 pts | −10.9 pts |
| HJAN Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY | KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Kurv |
| Strategy | buffer with income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | not established | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 25.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 1.00% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | −20.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +0.8% | +12.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.8 pts | −10.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 8 days | 322 days |
| Net assets | not published | $49m |
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.
KYLD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, HJAN or KYLD?
- HJAN charges 0.79% a year and KYLD charges 1.00%, so HJAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, HJAN against KYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hjan-vs-kyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.