Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
JANH vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% 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 $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF.
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, 2026.3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SEPI
+17.9%
8.9% of it arrived as cash
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SEPI
+17.9%
8.9% cash
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.9%. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SEPI costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.4 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | JANH | SEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.5% | +17.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | rose 0.1% | rose 8.3% |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 50% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment | 99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.54% |
| Net assets, JANH as of Nov 4, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 | $12m | $152m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
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
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 →
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, JANH and SEPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JANH | SEPI | JANH | SEPI | JANH | SEPI |
| 3 months | +1.3% | −0.1% | 1.6% | 2.1% | +1.4 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 6 months | +3.3% | +6.8% | 3.1% | 4.4% | −1.7 pts | +1.8 pts |
| 1 year | +6.5% | +17.9% | 6.2% | 8.9% | −8.3 pts | +3.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: JANH Jan 2024 · SEPI Sep 2025 | +20.6% | +23.5% | 17.7% | 10.0% | −47.0 pts | +3.7 pts |
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.
SEPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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