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JANJ vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January, and $884m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.

At a glance
5.0%
JANJ cash paid, 1 year
4.8%
ROCY cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
+5.2%
JANJ total return, 1 year
+15.3%
ROCY total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
JANJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.6 pts behind SPY
JANJ
+5.2%
SPY
+14.8%

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.
ROCY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY
+15.3%
SPY
+17.1%

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

4.8% as cash

1.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

1.8 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ROCY costs 0.44 points a year less; ROCY is far larger, $884m against $14m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JANJ vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJANJROCY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.2%not published
Price changerose 0.1% (1 year)rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate46% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$14m$884m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Mar 27, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 31 weekly returns
JANJ ROCY
Return
Total return edge ROCY +6.0% +17.4%
Price return edge ROCY +2.1% +12.9%
Risk
Max drawdown edge JANJ −0.3% −2.0%
Reading

From Mar 2026 to Oct 2026, ROCY returned more: +17.4% to +6.0%. JANJ fell less at its worst: −0.3% to −2.0%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: JANJ vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJANJROCYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+6.0%+17.4%ROCYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+2.1%+12.9%ROCYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−0.3%−2.0%JANJDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 31 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JANJ and ROCY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JANJ ROCY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in JANJ
Only in ROCY
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.20%
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.31%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.59%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13%
META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.54%
BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.11%
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Side by side

JANJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy defined income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 5.0% 6.6%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.0% 4.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +0.1% +10.2% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +5.2% +15.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Ahead or behind −9.6 pts −1.8 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 46% not published
Age 2.8 years 230 days
Net assets, JANJ as of Nov 4, 2026 and ROCY as of Nov 3, 2026 $14m $884m

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

Window by window: JANJ vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJANJROCYJANJROCYJANJROCY
3 months+1.1%+1.1%1.2%1.6%+1.3 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+2.6%+6.5%2.5%3.5%−2.4 pts+1.5 pts
1 year+5.2%–5.0%–−9.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: JANJ Jan 2024 · ROCY Mar 2026+16.7%+15.3%14.5%4.8%−50.9 pts−1.9 pts

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Client brief

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About each fund
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.

ROCY

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JANJ or ROCY?
JANJ charges 0.79% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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