Data as of .
HJAN vs XIDE: which paid, and which earned it?
HJAN and XIDE both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJAN | XIDE | HJAN | XIDE | HJAN | XIDE | |
| 3 months | not published | +1.6% | not published | 1.5% | not published | −0.7 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +6.0% | not published | 3.2% | not published | −12.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +6.5% | not published | 6.3% | not published | −10.1 pts |
| Since launch | 0.0% | +19.9% | 0.0% | 17.4% | −0.8 pts | −46.8 pts |
| HJAN Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January Buffer with income on SPY | XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | First Trust |
| Strategy | buffer with income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 6.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) | 6.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) | +6.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +0.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.8 pts | −10.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 8 days | 1005 days |
| Net assets | not published | $23m |
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.
XIDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, HJAN or XIDE?
- HJAN charges 0.79% a year and XIDE 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, HJAN against XIDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/hjan-vs-xide Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.