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

HJAN and SPIN both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January and State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF.

0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
5.2%SPIN cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
+11.3%SPIN 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
SPIN5.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SPIN+11.3%5.2% of it arrived as cash5.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SPIN+11.3%5.2 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

HJAN and SPIN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HJANSPINHJANSPINHJANSPIN
3 monthsnot published+3.7%not published0.8%not published+1.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+12.3%not published3.2%not published−5.8 pts
1 yearnot published+11.3%not published5.2%not published−5.2 pts
Since launch0.0%+28.5%0.0%15.2%−0.8 pts−13.7 pts
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HJAN and SPIN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
SPIN
State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorState Street
Strategybuffer with incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published2.7%
Expense ratio0.79%0.25%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)5.2%
Price change, 1 year0.0%+5.8%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+11.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−5.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days743 days
Net assetsnot published$48m

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.

SPIN in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HJAN or SPIN?
HJAN charges 0.79% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

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