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

HJAN and TPAY both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January and Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF.

0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
5.8%TPAY cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
+11.0%TPAY 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
TPAY0.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.8%TPAY+11.0%5.8% of it arrived as cash0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.8%TPAY+11.0%0.8 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

HJAN and TPAY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HJANTPAYHJANTPAYHJANTPAY
3 monthsnot published+1.5%not published2.4%not published−0.8 pts
6 monthsnot published+17.3%not published5.3%not published−0.7 pts
Since launch0.0%+11.0%0.0%5.8%−0.8 pts−0.8 pts
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HJAN and TPAY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
TPAY
Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorRoundhill
Strategybuffer with incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published9.5%
Expense ratio0.79%0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)5.8% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%+4.9%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+11.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+11.8%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days212 days
Net assetsnot published$2m

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.

TPAY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPAY paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, HJAN or TPAY?
HJAN charges 0.79% a year and TPAY charges 0.49%, so TPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

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