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

HJAN and RDVI both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January and FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
8.8%RDVI cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
+19.2%RDVI 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
RDVI8 pts behind SCHD · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SCHD+27.2%RDVI+19.2%8.8% of it arrived as cash8 pts behind SCHDTotal return, distributions reinvestedSCHD+27.2%RDVI+19.2%8 pts behind SCHD

Performance, window by window

HJAN and RDVI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HJANRDVIHJANRDVIHJANRDVI
3 monthsnot published+0.3%not published2.1%not published−6.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+15.1%not published4.6%not published+2.5 pts
1 yearnot published+19.2%not published8.8%not published−8.0 pts
3 yearsnot published+69.2%not published29.6%not published+15.5 pts
Since launch0.0%+101.2%0.0%41.0%−0.8 pts+32.0 pts
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HJAN and RDVI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
RDVI
FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF
Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorFirst Trust
Strategybuffer with incomedividend stocks with call overlay
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published8.8%
Expense ratio0.79%0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)8.8%
Price change, 1 year0.0%+9.6%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+19.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+27.2%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−8.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days1429 days
Net assetsnot published$3.7bn

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.

RDVI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 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 RDVI?
HJAN charges 0.79% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so RDVI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

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