Data as of .
ISPY vs JANH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year JANH paid 6.1% of its price in cash against ISPY’s 5.6%, though ISPY returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: ISPY scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and JANH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ISPY | Only in JANH |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56% | TREASURY BILL 96.95% |
| NVIDIA Corp. 7.07% | TREASURY BILL 1.53% |
| Apple, Inc. 6.31% | TREASURY BILL 1.52% |
| Microsoft Corp. 4.60% | |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.64% | |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.05% | |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.92% | |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.42% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISPY | JANH | ISPY | JANH | ISPY | JANH | |
| 3 months | +1.4% | +1.6% | 1.5% | 1.6% | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +14.7% | +6.9% | 3.6% | 3.2% | −3.3 pts | −11.1 pts |
| 1 year | +13.5% | +6.5% | 5.6% | 6.1% | −3.1 pts | −10.1 pts |
| Since launch | +53.4% | +19.8% | 25.8% | 16.1% | −14.5 pts | −46.6 pts |
| ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | JANH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | Innovator |
| Strategy | option income | defined income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.8% | 6.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.6% | 6.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.6% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.5% | +6.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.1 pts | −10.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1003 days | 990 days |
| Net assets | $1.2bn | $14m |
ISPY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ISPY paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.8%, paid monthly.
JANH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JANH paid 6.1% 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 quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ISPY or JANH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ISPY paid 5.6% of its starting price in cash and JANH paid 6.1%, so JANH paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, ISPY or JANH?
- With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +13.5% and JANH returned +6.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so ISPY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ISPY or JANH?
- ISPY charges 0.56% a year and JANH charges 0.79%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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