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JANJ vs OVLH: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year JANJ paid 5.0% of its price in cash against OVLH’s 0.3%, though OVLH returned more with it reinvested.

Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January and Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF.

5.0%JANJ cash paid, 1 year
0.3%OVLH cash paid, 1 year
+5.1%JANJ total return, 1 year
+9.1%OVLH total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: OVLH scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

JANJ 39.6OVLH 61.53.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

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

JANJ11.4 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JANJ+5.1%5.0% of it arrived as cash11.4 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JANJ+5.1%11.4 pts behind SPY
OVLH7.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OVLH+9.1%7.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JANJ and OVLH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in JANJOnly in OVLH
TREASURY BILL 97.55%Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%
TREASURY BILL 1.23%
TREASURY BILL 1.22%

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 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

JANJ and OVLH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JANJOVLHJANJOVLHJANJOVLH
3 months+1.3%+0.5%1.2%0.0%−0.9 pts−1.7 pts
6 months+5.0%+11.0%2.5%0.0%−13.0 pts−7.0 pts
1 year+5.1%+9.1%5.0%0.3%−11.4 pts−7.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+54.7%not published1.7%not published−23.7 pts
Since launch+15.9%+73.7%13.2%3.1%−50.5 pts−45.2 pts
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JANJ and OVLH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JANJ
Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January
Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
OVLH
Overlay Shares Hedged Large Cap Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay, hedged on SPY, paying annual
IssuerInnovatorOverlay Shares
Strategydefined incomeput-selling overlay, hedged
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysquarterlyannual
Payout rate, annualized5.0%0.3%
Expense ratio0.79%not published
Cash paid, 1 year5.0%0.3%
Price change, 1 year0.0%+8.8%
Total return, 1 year+5.1%+9.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−11.4 pts−7.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age990 days2072 days
Net assets$14m$116m

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.

OVLH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVLH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.3%, paid annual.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JANJ or OVLH?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting price in cash and OVLH paid 0.3%, 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 OVLH?
With every distribution reinvested, JANJ returned +5.1% and OVLH returned +9.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so OVLH returned more.

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Where these figures came from

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JANJ against OVLH, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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