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

HJAN and RECI both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January and Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
0.7%RECI cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
+2.4%RECI 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
RECI0.8 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+1.6%RECI+2.4%0.7% as cash0.8 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+1.6%RECI+2.4%0.8 pts ahead of SPY

Performance, window by window

HJAN and RECI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HJANRECIHJANRECIHJANRECI
Since launch0.0%+2.4%0.0%0.7%−0.8 pts+0.8 pts
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HJAN and RECI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
RECI
Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY
IssuerInnovatorColumbia
Strategybuffer with incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishednot established
Payout rate, annualizednot published8.0%
Expense ratio0.79%0.30%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)0.7% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%+1.7%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+2.4% (since launch on Jul 14, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+1.6%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts+0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days66 days
Net assetsnot publishednot published

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.

RECI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jul 14, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, RECI paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +1.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid periodically.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HJAN or RECI?
HJAN charges 0.79% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

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