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JANH vs JANQ: which paid, and which earned it?

JANH and JANQ both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January and Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January.

6.1%JANH cash paid, 1 year
0.0%JANQ cash paid, 1 year
+6.5%JANH total return, 1 year
0.0%JANQ total return, 1 year
JANH10.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JANH+6.5%6.1% of it arrived as cash10.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JANH+6.5%10.1 pts behind SPY
JANQ0.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+0.8%JANQ0.0%0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+0.8%JANQ0.0%0.8 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

JANH and JANQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JANHJANQJANHJANQJANHJANQ
3 months+1.6%not published1.6%not published−0.6 ptsnot published
6 months+6.9%not published3.2%not published−11.1 ptsnot published
1 year+6.5%not published6.1%not published−10.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+19.8%0.0%16.1%0.0%−46.6 pts−0.8 pts
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JANH and JANQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JANH
Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
JANQ
Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January
Defined income on SPY
IssuerInnovatorInnovator
Strategydefined incomedefined income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysquarterlynot established
Payout rate, annualized6.2%not published
Expense ratio0.79%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year6.1%0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+6.5%0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+0.8%
Ahead or behind−10.1 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age990 days8 days
Net assets$14mnot published

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.

JANQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 10, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, JANQ 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.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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JANH against JANQ, 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.

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