JANJ vs MSR: which paid, and which earned it?
JANJ and MSR both write options for income. Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January and GraniteShares Autocallable MSTR ETF.
10.5 pts behind SPY
JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price 0.0%, total +5.2%, SPY +15.7%, −10.5 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
JANJ
+5.2%
10.5 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
10.5 pts behind SPY
JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price 0.0%, total +5.2%, SPY +15.7%, −10.5 pts.
SPY
+15.7%
JANJ
+5.2%
10.5 pts behind SPY
5.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price 0.0%, total +5.2%, SPY +15.7%, −10.5 pts.
16.6 pts behind MSTR
MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.
MSTR
−17.0%
MSR
−33.6%
16.6 pts behind MSTR
Total return, distributions reinvested
16.6 pts behind MSTR
MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.
MSTR
−17.0%
MSR
−33.6%
16.6 pts behind MSTR
5.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +15.7%. MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JANJ and MSR hold 98% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
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98% in common
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JANJ | MSR | JANJ | MSR | JANJ | MSR |
| 3 months | +1.5% | +14.9% | 1.3% | 4.1% | −1.1 pts | −49.0 pts |
| 6 months | +4.3% | not published | 2.5% | not published | −12.7 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +5.2% | not published | 5.0% | not published | −10.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch JANJ Jan 2024 · MSR May 2026 | +16.2% | −33.6% | 14.5% | 5.2% | −50.5 pts | −16.6 pts |
JANJ and MSR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
JANJ and MSR on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JANJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 30, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid quarterly.
MSR in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, MSR paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 38.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −33.6%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −17.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 44.3%, paid periodically. GraniteShares estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Jun 5, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
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