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

HJAN and SDVD both write options for income.

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

0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
9.2%SDVD cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
+10.8%SDVD 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
SDVD16.4 pts behind SCHD · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SCHD+27.2%SDVD+10.8%9.2% of it arrived as cash16.4 pts behind SCHDTotal return, distributions reinvestedSCHD+27.2%SDVD+10.8%16.4 pts behind SCHD

Performance, window by window

HJAN and SDVD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HJANSDVDHJANSDVDHJANSDVD
3 monthsnot published−0.1%not published2.1%not published−6.7 pts
6 monthsnot published+8.3%not published4.4%not published−4.3 pts
1 yearnot published+10.8%not published9.2%not published−16.4 pts
3 yearsnot published+53.0%not published30.7%not published−0.7 pts
Since launch0.0%+47.6%0.0%29.7%−0.8 pts−4.1 pts
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HJAN and SDVD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
SDVD
FT Vest SMID 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%0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)9.2%
Price change, 1 year0.0%+1.2%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+10.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+27.2%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−16.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days1135 days
Net assetsnot published$888m

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.

SDVD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SDVD paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.8%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 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 SDVD?
HJAN charges 0.79% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, 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 SDVD, 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.

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