JANJ vs PLA: which paid, and which earned it?
JANJ and PLA both write options for income. Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January and GraniteShares Autocallable PLTR 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%
5.0% cash
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.
27.2 pts behind PLTR
PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.
PLTR
+38.3%
PLA
+11.1%
6.9% as cash
27.2 pts behind PLTR
Total return, distributions reinvested
27.2 pts behind PLTR
PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.
PLTR
+38.3%
PLA
+11.1%
27.2 pts behind PLTR
6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +38.3%. PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JANJ | PLA | JANJ | PLA | JANJ | PLA |
| 3 months | +1.5% | +11.5% | 1.3% | 3.5% | −1.1 pts | −37.2 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 · PLA May 2026 | +16.2% | +11.1% | 14.5% | 6.9% | −50.5 pts | −27.2 pts |
JANJ and PLA 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 PLA 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.
PLA in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, PLA paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.1%. Palantir (PLTR) returned +38.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.3%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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