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JANH vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its price in cash against JANH’s 6.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $12m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January, and $903m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
JANH cash paid, 1 year
9.7%
SDVD cash paid, 1 year
+6.5%
JANH total return, 1 year
+18.9%
SDVD total return, 1 year
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
SDVD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SDVY
SDVD
+18.9%
SDVY
+17.5%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

9.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

9.7% cash

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.9%. SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JANH costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.4 points; SDVD is far larger, $903m against $12m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JANH vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJANHSDVD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.5%+18.9%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.1%rose 8.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate50% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYFirst Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$12m$903m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SDVD scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score61.1JANH84.7SDVD

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

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

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JANH and SDVD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JANH SDVD
Only in one fund ↓
Only in JANH
Only in SDVD
The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.09%
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated 1.06%
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 1.06%
Veralto Corporation 1.05%
Assurant, Inc. 1.02%
Interparfums, Inc. 1.02%
National HealthCare Corporation 1.02%
VeriSign, Inc. 1.02%
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Side by side

JANH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the Russell 2000, investing in the Nasdaq US Small-Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly
Strategy defined income dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.2% 8.2%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 9.7%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% +8.6%
Total return, 1 year +6.5% +18.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +17.5%
Ahead or behind −8.3 pts +1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 50% 22%
Age 2.8 years 3.2 years
Net assets, JANH as of Nov 4, 2026 and SDVD as of Nov 3, 2026 $12m $903m

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: JANH vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJANHSDVDJANHSDVDJANHSDVD
3 months+1.3%−2.3%1.6%2.0%+1.4 pts+0.5 pts
6 months+3.3%+3.3%3.1%4.1%−1.7 pts+0.9 pts
1 year+6.5%+18.9%6.2%9.7%−8.3 pts+1.4 pts
3 years–+60.8%–31.3%–+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JANH Jan 2024 · SDVD Aug 2023+20.6%+53.9%17.7%31.3%−47.0 pts+1.9 pts

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About each fund
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). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

SDVD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 22% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JANH or SDVD?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JANH paid 6.2% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.7%, so SDVD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, JANH or SDVD?
With every distribution reinvested, JANH returned +6.5% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JANH or SDVD?
JANH charges 0.79% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so JANH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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