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

JANJ and ROCY both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January and JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.

5.0%JANJ cash paid, 1 year
3.6%ROCY cash paid, 1 year
+5.1%JANJ total return, 1 year
+13.5%ROCY total return, 1 year
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
ROCY2.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%3.6% as cash2.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%2.9 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in JANJOnly in ROCY
TREASURY BILL 97.55%NVIDIA Corp. 8.37%
TREASURY BILL 1.23%Apple, Inc. 6.71%
TREASURY BILL 1.22%Alphabet, Inc. 5.33%
Microsoft Corp. 4.97%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.15%
Micron Technology, Inc. 3.00%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.61%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.43%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

JANJ and ROCY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JANJROCYJANJROCYJANJROCY
3 months+1.3%+2.6%1.2%1.7%−0.9 pts+0.3 pts
6 months+5.0%+14.8%2.5%3.7%−13.0 pts−3.3 pts
1 year+5.1%not published5.0%not published−11.4 ptsnot published
Since launch+15.9%+13.5%13.2%3.6%−50.5 pts−2.9 pts
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JANJ and ROCY 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
ROCY
JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorJPMorgan
Strategydefined incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized5.0%5.7%
Expense ratio0.79%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year5.0%3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%+9.7%
Total return, 1 year+5.1%+13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.4%
Ahead or behind−11.4 pts−2.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age990 days183 days
Net assets$14m$726m

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.

ROCY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCY paid 3.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, 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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Where these figures came from

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JANJ against ROCY, 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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