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

HJAN and LAPR both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January and Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April.

0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
5.9%LAPR cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
+6.1%LAPR 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
LAPR10.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%LAPR+6.1%5.9% of it arrived as cash10.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%LAPR+6.1%10.5 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

HJAN and LAPR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HJANLAPRHJANLAPRHJANLAPR
3 monthsnot published+1.3%not published1.7%not published−0.9 pts
6 monthsnot published+3.8%not published3.3%not published−14.2 pts
1 yearnot published+6.1%not published5.9%not published−10.5 pts
Since launch0.0%+16.1%0.0%13.8%−0.8 pts−34.1 pts
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HJAN and LAPR on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
LAPR
Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - April
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorInnovator
Strategybuffer with incomebuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published6.7%
Expense ratio0.79%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)5.9%
Price change, 1 year0.0%0.0%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+6.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−10.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days900 days
Net assetsnot published$11m

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.

LAPR in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LAPR paid 5.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HJAN or LAPR?
HJAN charges 0.79% a year and LAPR 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 LAPR, 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 LAPR, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hjan-vs-lapr Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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