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

HJAN and XPAY both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January and Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF.

0.0%HJAN cash paid, 1 year
19.9%XPAY cash paid, 1 year
0.0%HJAN total return, 1 year
+15.7%XPAY 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
XPAY0.9 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XPAY+15.7%19.9% of it arrived as cash0.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XPAY+15.7%19.9% as cash0.9 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

HJAN and XPAY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
HJANXPAYHJANXPAYHJANXPAY
3 monthsnot published+2.0%not published5.0%not published−0.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+17.8%not published11.1%not published−0.2 pts
1 yearnot published+15.7%not published19.9%not published−0.9 pts
Since launch0.0%+34.7%0.0%37.5%−0.8 pts−2.3 pts
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HJAN and XPAY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HJAN
Innovator Premium Income 9 Buffer ETF - January
Buffer with income on SPY
XPAY
Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 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 published20.8%
Expense ratio0.79%0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)19.9%
Price change, 1 year0.0%−5.8%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+15.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−0.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days687 days
Net assetsnot published$179m

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.

XPAY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XPAY paid 19.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.8%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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

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