Data as of .
JANJ vs JANQ: which paid, and which earned it?
JANJ and JANQ both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANJ | JANQ | JANJ | JANQ | JANJ | JANQ | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | not published | 1.2% | not published | −0.9 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +5.0% | not published | 2.5% | not published | −13.0 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +5.1% | not published | 5.0% | not published | −11.4 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +15.9% | 0.0% | 13.2% | 0.0% | −50.5 pts | −0.8 pts |
| JANJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | JANQ Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January Defined income on SPY | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Innovator |
| Strategy | defined income | defined income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | not established |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.0% | not published |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.0% | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.1% | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +0.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.4 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 990 days | 8 days |
| Net assets | $14m | not published |
JANJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, 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, JANJ or JANQ?
- JANJ charges 0.79% a year and JANQ charges 0.79%, so JANJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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