Data as of .
JANJ vs JOYT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year JANJ paid 5.0% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.7%, though JOYT returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JOYT scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JANJ and JOYT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in JANJ | Only in JOYT |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 97.55% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.64% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.23% | Apple, Inc. 6.51% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.22% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.94% |
| Microsoft Corp. 5.68% | |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.78% | |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.98% | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.73% | |
| Wells Fargo & Co. 2.22% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANJ | JOYT | JANJ | JOYT | JANJ | JOYT | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +3.8% | 1.2% | 0.2% | −0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +5.0% | +11.9% | 2.5% | 0.4% | −13.0 pts | −6.1 pts |
| 1 year | +5.1% | +15.9% | 5.0% | 0.7% | −11.4 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +15.9% | +19.6% | 13.2% | 0.7% | −50.5 pts | −1.1 pts |
| JANJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | defined income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | quarterly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.0% | 0.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.0% | 0.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | +15.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.1% | +15.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.4 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 990 days | 395 days |
| Net assets | $14m | $108m |
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.
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, JANJ or JOYT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting price in cash and JOYT paid 0.7%, so JANJ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, JANJ or JOYT?
- With every distribution reinvested, JANJ returned +5.1% and JOYT returned +15.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JOYT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JANJ or JOYT?
- JANJ charges 0.79% a year and JOYT charges 0.35%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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