Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
JANJ vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
JANJ and ROCQ both write options for income.
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Net assets: $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January, and $770m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.
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% 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, 2026.5.2 pts behind QQQ
ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+17.1%
ROCQ
+11.9%
7.8% of it arrived as cash
5.2 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.2 pts behind QQQ
ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+17.1%
ROCQ
+11.9%
5.2 pts behind QQQ
7.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ROCQ costs 0.44 points a year less; ROCQ is far larger, $770m against $14m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | JANJ | ROCQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +5.2% | not published |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (1 year) | rose 4.3% (since Mar 19, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 46% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $14m | $770m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, JANJ and ROCQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JANJ | ROCQ | JANJ | ROCQ | JANJ | ROCQ |
| 3 months | +1.1% | −3.5% | 1.2% | 2.7% | +1.3 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +2.6% | −1.2% | 2.5% | 5.8% | −2.4 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 1 year | +5.2% | – | 5.0% | – | −9.5 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: JANJ Jan 2024 · ROCQ Mar 2026 | +16.7% | +11.9% | 14.5% | 7.8% | −50.9 pts | −5.2 pts |
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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.
ROCQ
Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCQ paid 7.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.6%, paid monthly.
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How this is computed
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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