Data as of .
HJAN vs ODTE: which paid, and which earned it?
HJAN and ODTE both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJAN | ODTE | HJAN | ODTE | HJAN | ODTE | |
| 3 months | not published | −4.8% | not published | 3.4% | not published | −7.0 pts |
| Since launch | 0.0% | +6.2% | 0.0% | 6.7% | −0.8 pts | −10.5 pts |
| HJAN Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY | ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | VegaShares |
| Strategy | buffer with income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | not established | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 14.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) | 6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) | +6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +0.8% | +16.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.8 pts | −10.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 8 days | 169 days |
| Net assets | not 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.
ODTE in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% 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 14.1%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, HJAN or ODTE?
- HJAN charges 0.79% a year and ODTE charges 0.68%, so ODTE 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 ODTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hjan-vs-odte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.