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

HJAN and OVL both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January and Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF.

0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
8.9%OVL cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
+19.2%OVL 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
OVL2.6 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OVL+19.2%8.9% of it arrived as cash2.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OVL+19.2%2.6 pts ahead of SPY

Performance, window by window

HJAN and OVL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HJANOVLHJANOVLHJANOVL
3 monthsnot published+2.3%not published2.6%not published0.0 pts
6 monthsnot published+18.8%not published5.7%not published+0.7 pts
1 yearnot published+19.2%not published8.9%not published+2.6 pts
3 yearsnot published+86.2%not published21.1%not published+7.8 pts
Since launch0.0%+203.4%0.0%47.2%−0.8 pts+16.1 pts
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HJAN and OVL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
OVL
Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorOverlay Shares
Strategybuffer with incomeput-selling overlay
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published10.4%
Expense ratio0.79%not published
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)8.9%
Price change, 1 year0.0%+9.4%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+19.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts+2.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days2544 days
Net assetsnot published$276m

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.

OVL in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVL paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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HJAN against OVL, 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 OVL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hjan-vs-ovl Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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