Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
JANJ vs SALI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Pair scorecard
SALI costs 0.14 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | JANJ | SALI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +5.2% | not published |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (1 year) | fell 4.2% (since Sep 15, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 46% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | not published |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.65% |
| Net assets | $14m | not read by ETFIQ |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
6.8 pts behind SPY
JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +12.0%, −6.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+12.0%
JANJ
+5.2%
5.0% of it arrived as cash
6.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
6.8 pts behind SPY
JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +12.0%, −6.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SPY
+12.0%
JANJ
+5.2%
6.8 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 +12.0%, −6.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Not measured
SALI since launch: paid 0.8%, price −4.2%, total −3.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SALI
−3.4%
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
SALI since launch: paid 0.8%, price −4.2%, total −3.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
SALI
−3.4%
0.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SALI since launch: paid 0.8%, price −4.2%, total −3.4%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 12, 2026.
Data to Nov 12, 2026.Side by side
As of Nov 12, 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 | SALI | JANJ | SALI | JANJ | SALI |
| 3 months | +1.1% | – | 1.2% | – | +3.5 pts | – |
| 6 months | +2.5% | – | 2.5% | – | +0.8 pts | – |
| 1 year | +5.2% | – | 5.0% | – | −6.8 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: JANJ Jan 2024 · SALI Sep 2026 | +16.7% | −3.4% | 14.5% | 0.8% | −48.7 pts | not measured |
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JANJ
Over the year to Nov 12, 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 +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 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.
SALI
Over the period from its first trade on Sep 15, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026, SALI paid 0.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.4%. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid periodically.
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How this is computed
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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JANJ and SALI both write options for income.
JANJ and SALI
Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 month.
JANJ +0.3%, SALI −6.7%: JANJ +7.0 pts ahead, 1 month, Oct 13, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026.