Which paid more, IVVW or JANH?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and JANH paid 6.2%, so IVVW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, IVVW or JANH?

With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +14.8% and JANH +6.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, IVVW or JANH?

IVVW charges 0.25% a year and JANH charges 0.79%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

IVVW vs JANH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its price in cash against JANH’s 6.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $349m for iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF and $12m for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January.

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At a glance

17.5%

IVVW cash paid, 1 year

6.2%

JANH cash paid, 1 year

+14.8%

IVVW total return, 1 year

+6.5%

JANH total return, 1 year

IVVW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY

IVVW

+14.8%

SPY

+14.8%

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

IVVW

+14.8%

17.5% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

IVVW

+14.8%

17.5% as cash

about even with SPY

17.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. IVVW over 1 year: paid 17.5%, price −4.1%, total +14.8%, SPY +14.8%, 0.0 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, with zero at the line. JANH over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +0.1%, total +6.5%, SPY +14.8%, −8.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IVVW costs 0.54 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.3 points; IVVW is far larger, $349m against $12m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IVVW vs JANH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	IVVW	JANH
Paid and earned
Measure	IVVW	JANH
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+6.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.1%	rose 0.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	49% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment	50% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	IVVW	JANH
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	IVVW	JANH
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.79%
Net assets	$349m	$12m
Holdings
Measure	IVVW	JANH
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score47.6IVVW61.1JANH

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

IVVW 47.6

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, IVVW and JANH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IVVW JANH

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IVVW

ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 100.36%

NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 0.00%

NOV26 SPX C @ 7821.5 -0.03%

NOV26 SPX C @ 7699.92 -0.18%

NOV26 SPX C @ 7655.87 -0.29%

Only in JANH

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Side by side

IVVW iShares IVV Premium Income+ ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly JANH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly

Issuer iShares Innovator

Strategy covered call defined income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 15.7% 6.2%

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 17.5% 6.2%

Price change, 1 year −4.1% +0.1%

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +6.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind 0.0 pts −8.3 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 49% 50%

Age 2.6 years 2.8 years

Net assets $349m $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: IVVW vs JANH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	IVVW	JANH	IVVW	JANH	IVVW	JANH
3 months	+2.0%	+1.3%	3.9%	1.6%	+2.2 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+8.0%	+3.3%	7.8%	3.1%	+3.0 pts	−1.7 pts
1 year	+14.8%	+6.5%	17.5%	6.2%	0.0 pts	−8.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: IVVW Mar 2024 · JANH Jan 2024	+40.5%	+20.6%	42.6%	17.7%	−14.4 pts	−47.0 pts

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About each fund

IVVW

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.7%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 49% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 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, IVVW or JANH?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting price in cash and JANH paid 6.2%, so IVVW paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, IVVW or JANH?: With every distribution reinvested, IVVW returned +14.8% and JANH +6.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, IVVW or JANH?: IVVW charges 0.25% a year and JANH charges 0.79%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IVVW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVVW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

IVVW 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

iShares page for IVVW ↗

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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