Which is cheaper, JANH or YSPC?

JANH charges 0.79% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so JANH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JANH vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

JANH and YSPC both write options for income.

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Net assets: $12m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January, and $42m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

6.2%

JANH cash paid, 1 year

16.7%

YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

+6.5%

JANH total return, 1 year

−2.1%

YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 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. 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.

YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC

−2.1%

SPCX

+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JANH costs 0.22 points a year less; YSPC is 3.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JANH vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JANH	YSPC
Paid and earned
Measure	JANH	YSPC
Total return, 1 year	+6.5%	not published
Price change	rose 0.1% (1 year)	fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	50% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JANH	YSPC
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	JANH	YSPC
Expense ratio	0.79%	1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$12m	$42m
Holdings
Measure	JANH	YSPC
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 24, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 14 weekly returns

JANH YSPC

Return

Total return edge YSPC +1.7% +10.7%

Price return edge JANH +0.2% −7.5%

Risk

Max drawdown edge JANH −0.2% −13.9%

Reading

From Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, YSPC returned more: +10.7% to +1.7%. JANH fell less at its worst: −0.2% to −13.9%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: JANH vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JANH	YSPC	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+1.7%	+10.7%	YSPC	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return	+0.2%	−7.5%	JANH	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown	−0.2%	−13.9%	JANH	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 14 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, JANH and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JANH YSPC

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JANH

Only in YSPC

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%

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Side by side

JANH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - January · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly

Issuer Innovator YieldMax

Strategy defined income synthetic covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays quarterly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 6.2% 60.1%

Expense ratio 0.79% 1.01%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +0.1% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +6.5% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Ahead or behind −8.3 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 50% not published

Age 2.8 years 112 days

Net assets, JANH as of Nov 4, 2026 and YSPC as of Nov 3, 2026 $12m $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JANH	YSPC	JANH	YSPC	JANH	YSPC
3 months	+1.3%	+11.7%	1.6%	18.2%	+1.4 pts	−13.8 pts
6 months	+3.3%	–	3.1%	–	−1.7 pts	–
1 year	+6.5%	–	6.2%	–	−8.3 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: JANH Jan 2024 · YSPC Jul 2026	+20.6%	−2.1%	17.7%	16.7%	−47.0 pts	−2.5 pts

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Client brief

No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for YSPC.

Alert

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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JANH or YSPC?: JANH charges 0.79% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so JANH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →JANH on its own →YSPC on its own →JANH dividend history →YSPC dividend history →YSPC holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JANH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JANH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JANH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for JANH ↗

YSPC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YSPC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YSPC 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YSPC ↗

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How this is computed

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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