Which paid more, ISPY or JANH?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and JANH paid 6.2%, so the two paid the same at the precision this page prints. 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 +11.3% and JANH +6.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, ISPY or JANH?

ISPY charges 0.55% a year and JANH charges 0.79%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ISPY vs JANH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JANH paid 6.2% of its price in cash against ISPY’s 6.2%, though ISPY returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $1.2bn for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF and $12m for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January.

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At a glance

6.2%

ISPY cash paid, 1 year

6.2%

JANH cash paid, 1 year

+11.3%

ISPY total return, 1 year

+6.5%

JANH total return, 1 year

ISPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY

+11.3%

SPY

+14.8%

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

3.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

3.5 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JANH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.3 pts behind SPY

JANH

+6.5%

SPY

+14.8%

8.3 pts behind SPY

JANH over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, SPY +14.8%, −8.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JANH

+6.5%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

8.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.3 pts behind SPY

JANH over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, SPY +14.8%, −8.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JANH

+6.5%

8.3 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. JANH over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, SPY +14.8%, −8.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ISPY costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; ISPY is far larger, $1.2bn against $12m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ISPY vs JANH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ISPY	JANH
Paid and earned
Measure	ISPY	JANH
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	+6.5%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.8%	rose 0.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	87% of the Nov 6, 2026 payment	50% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ISPY	JANH
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	ISPY	JANH
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.79%
Net assets	$1.2bn	$12m
Holdings
Measure	ISPY	JANH
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · ISPY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score83.5ISPY61.1JANH

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

ISPY 83.5

JANH 61.1

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and JANH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ISPY JANH

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Only in ISPY

NVIDIA Corp. 6.80%

Apple, Inc. 5.92%

Microsoft Corp. 4.80%

Amazon.com, Inc. 3.24%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.53%

Broadcom, Inc. 2.23%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.02%

Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.60%

Only in JANH

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Side by side

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 6.0% 6.2%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 6.2%

Price change, 1 year +4.8% +0.1%

Total return, 1 year +11.3% +6.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −3.5 pts −8.3 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 87% 50%

Age 2.9 years 2.8 years

Net assets $1.2bn $12m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: ISPY vs JANH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ISPY	JANH	ISPY	JANH	ISPY	JANH
3 months	−0.5%	+1.3%	1.5%	1.6%	−0.3 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+3.8%	+3.3%	3.1%	3.1%	−1.2 pts	−1.7 pts
1 year	+11.3%	+6.5%	6.2%	6.2%	−3.5 pts	−8.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ISPY Dec 2023 · JANH Jan 2024	+54.0%	+20.6%	27.1%	17.7%	−15.1 pts	−47.0 pts

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About each fund

ISPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 87% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

JANH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JANH paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 50% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, ISPY or JANH?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and JANH paid 6.2%, so the two paid the same at the precision this page prints. 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 +11.3% and JANH +6.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, ISPY or JANH?: ISPY charges 0.55% a year and JANH charges 0.79%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ISPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ISPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

ProShares page for ISPY ↗

JANH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JANH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JANH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for JANH ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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