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

JANH and KIQQ both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January and KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

6.1%JANH cash paid, 1 year
5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
+6.5%JANH total return, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ 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
KIQQ9.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%5.8% of it arrived as cash9.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%9.9 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JANH and KIQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in JANHOnly in KIQQ
TREASURY BILL 96.95%+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%
TREASURY BILL 1.53%NVIDIA CORP 8.90%
TREASURY BILL 1.52%APPLE INC 8.20%
MICROSOFT CORP 6.17%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.50%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

JANH and KIQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JANHKIQQJANHKIQQJANHKIQQ
3 months+1.6%−3.2%1.6%1.9%−0.6 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+6.9%+11.9%3.2%4.5%−11.1 pts−12.3 pts
1 year+6.5%not published6.1%not published−10.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+19.8%+6.0%16.1%5.8%−46.6 pts−9.9 pts
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JANH and KIQQ 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
KIQQ
KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF
Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorKraneShares
Strategydefined incomebuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.2%6.3%
Expense ratio0.79%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year6.1%5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+6.5%+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+15.9%
Ahead or behind−10.1 pts−9.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age990 days254 days
Net assets$14m$3m

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.

KIQQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jan 7, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, KIQQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JANH or KIQQ?
JANH charges 0.79% a year and KIQQ 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 KIQQ, 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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