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JANJ vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $14m on Oct 30, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January, beside Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF.

At a glance
5.0%
JANJ cash paid, 1 year
0.3%
QQDH cash paid, since launch, Oct 23, 2026
+5.1%
JANJ total return, 1 year
−2.6%
QQDH total return, since launch, Oct 23, 2026
JANJ · 1 year to Oct 30, 2026 7.3 pts behind SPY
JANJ
+5.1%
SPY
+12.4%

7.3 pts behind SPY

JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price 0.0%, total +5.1%, SPY +12.4%, −7.3 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

SPY

+12.4%

JANJ

+5.1%

5.0% of it arrived as cash

7.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.3 pts behind SPY

JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price 0.0%, total +5.1%, SPY +12.4%, −7.3 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

SPY

+12.4%

JANJ

+5.1%

7.3 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 +5.1%, SPY +12.4%, −7.3 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.
QQDH · since launch to Oct 30, 2026 Not measured
QQDH
−2.6%
none

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

0.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JANJ costs 0.16 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JANJ vs QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJANJQQDH
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.1%not published
Price changefell 0.0% (1 year)fell 2.9% (since Oct 23, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate46% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.95%
Net assets$14mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

JANJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly QQDH Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF · 0DTE covered call
Strategy defined income 0DTE covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays quarterly not established
Payout rate, annualized 5.0% 3.9%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.0% 0.3% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)
Price change, 1 year 0.0% −2.9% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +5.1% −2.6% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.4% not published
Ahead or behind −7.3 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 46% not published
Age 2.8 years 7 days
Net assets $14m not read by ETFIQ

As of Oct 30, 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 QQDH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJANJQQDHJANJQQDHJANJQQDH
3 months+1.3%–1.3%–−0.2 pts–
6 months+2.7%–2.5%–−2.7 pts–
1 year+5.1%–5.0%–−7.3 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: JANJ Jan 2024 · QQDH Oct 2026+16.5%−2.6%14.5%0.3%−48.6 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
JANJ

Over the year to Oct 30, 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 +12.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.3 pts. At its price on Oct 30, 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.

QQDH

Over the period from its first trade on Oct 23, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, QQDH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. At its price on Oct 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.9%, paid periodically.

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Which is cheaper, JANJ or QQDH?
JANJ charges 0.79% a year and QQDH charges 0.95%, so JANJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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