Which paid more, JANJ or JOYT?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting price in cash and JOYT paid 0.9%, 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 +5.2% and JOYT +14.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JANJ vs JOYT: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.9%, though JOYT returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January, and $117m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF.

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At a glance

5.0%

JANJ cash paid, 1 year

0.9%

JOYT cash paid, 1 year

+5.2%

JANJ total return, 1 year

+14.6%

JOYT total return, 1 year

JANJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.6 pts behind SPY

JANJ

+5.2%

SPY

+14.8%

9.6 pts behind SPY

JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +14.8%, −9.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JANJ

+5.2%

5.0% of it arrived as cash

9.6 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.6 pts behind SPY

JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +14.8%, −9.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JANJ

+5.2%

9.6 pts behind SPY

5.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +14.8%, −9.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JOYT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY

JOYT

+14.6%

SPY

+14.8%

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

0.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JOYT costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.4 points; JOYT is 8.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JANJ vs JOYT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JANJ	JOYT
Paid and earned
Measure	JANJ	JOYT
Total return, 1 year	+5.2%	+14.6%
Price change, 1 year	rose 0.1%	rose 13.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	46% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JANJ	JOYT
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	JANJ	JOYT
Expense ratio	0.79%	0.35%
Net assets	$14m	$119m
Holdings
Measure	JANJ	JOYT
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · JOYT scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score59.6JANJ99.1JOYT

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

JANJ 59.6

JOYT 99.1

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

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

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JANJ JOYT

Only in one fund ↓

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Only in JOYT

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MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.57%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16%

ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.53%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17%

WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.11%

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Side by side

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)

Pays quarterly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 5.0% 0.7%

Expense ratio 0.79% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 5.0% 0.9%

Price change, 1 year +0.1% +13.7%

Total return, 1 year +5.2% +14.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −9.6 pts −0.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 46% not published

Age 2.8 years 1.2 years

Net assets, JANJ as of Nov 4, 2026 and JOYT as of Nov 3, 2026 $14m $117m

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: JANJ vs JOYT: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JANJ	JOYT	JANJ	JOYT	JANJ	JOYT
3 months	+1.1%	+2.0%	1.2%	0.2%	+1.3 pts	+2.2 pts
6 months	+2.6%	+7.8%	2.5%	0.4%	−2.4 pts	+2.8 pts
1 year	+5.2%	+14.6%	5.0%	0.9%	−9.5 pts	−0.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JANJ Jan 2024 · JOYT Aug 2025	+16.7%	+21.6%	14.5%	0.9%	−50.9 pts	+0.1 pts

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About each fund

JANJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 46% 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.

JOYT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JANJ or JOYT?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting price in cash and JOYT paid 0.9%, 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 +5.2% and JOYT +14.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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 to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →JANJ on its own →JOYT on its own →JANJ dividend history →JOYT dividend history →JOYT holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JANJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JANJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JANJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for JANJ ↗

JOYT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JOYT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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