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JANJ vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its price in cash against JANJ’s 5.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January, and $20m on Jun 30, 2026 for Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF.

At a glance
5.0%
JANJ cash paid, 1 year
8.5%
SCLZ cash paid, 1 year
+5.2%
JANJ total return, 1 year
+10.6%
SCLZ total return, 1 year
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% of it arrived 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.
SCLZ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts behind SPY
SCLZ
+10.6%
SPY
+14.8%

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts behind SPY

SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SCLZ

+10.6%

8.5% cash

4.2 pts behind SPY

8.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. SCLZ over 1 year: paid 8.5%, price +1.6%, total +10.6%, SPY +14.8%, −4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.79% a year; their one-year returns differ by 5.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JANJ vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJANJSCLZ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+5.2%+10.6%
Price change, 1 yearrose 0.1%rose 1.6%
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%0.79%
Net assets, JANJ as of Nov 4, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026$14m$20m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SCLZ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score59.6JANJ71.6SCLZ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Risk and return

Mar 8, 2024 to Oct 30, 2026 · 138 weekly returns · each against SPY
JANJ SCLZ
Return
Total return edge SCLZ +15.0% +35.2%
Annualized edge SCLZ +5.4% +12.0%
Price return edge SCLZ −0.4% +11.0%
Risk
Volatility edge JANJ 3.2% 10.0%
Max drawdown edge JANJ −4.0% −10.5%
Downside capture 11.1% 74.2%
Beta 0.17 0.64
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge SCLZ 0.31 0.75
Sortino edge SCLZ 0.40 1.09
Treynor 0.058 0.119
Calmar edge JANJ 1.35 1.15
Against the benchmark
Alpha −1.2% a year −0.5% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.96 −0.19
Information ratio −0.96 −0.77
Tracking error 12.1% 6.6%
Reading

From Mar 2024 to Oct 2026, SCLZ returned more: +35.2% to +15.0%. JANJ swung less: 3.2% to 10.0%. JANJ fell less at its worst: −4.0% to −10.5%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: JANJ vs SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJANJSCLZSPYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+15.0%+35.2%SCLZPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+5.4%+12.0%SCLZTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−0.4%+11.0%SCLZPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility3.2%10.0%JANJSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation2.5%6.9%JANJLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−4.0%−10.5%JANJDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture11.4%58.8%100.0%SCLZShare of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture11.1%74.2%100.0%JANJShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.170.641.00JANJ lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.610.841.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.310.75SCLZReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.401.09SCLZReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.0580.1190.126SCLZReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.351.15JANJAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYSPYSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−1.2% a year−0.5% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.96−0.19Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−3.7% to +1.3%−5.4% to +4.5%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.96−0.77SCLZReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error12.1%6.6%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 138 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JANJ and SCLZ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JANJ SCLZ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in JANJ
Only in SCLZ
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 7.95%
APPLE INC 6.20%
NVIDIA CORP 6.03%
ALPHABET INC 5.22%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 5.18%
BROADCOM INC 4.74%
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.88%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.77%
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Side by side

JANJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF · Dividend stocks with call overlay on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy defined income dividend stocks with call overlay
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 5.0% 8.7%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 5.0% 8.5%
Price change, 1 year +0.1% +1.6%
Total return, 1 year +5.2% +10.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −9.6 pts −4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 46% not published
Age 2.8 years 2.7 years
Net assets, JANJ as of Nov 4, 2026 and SCLZ as of Jun 30, 2026 $14m $20m

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 SCLZ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJANJSCLZJANJSCLZJANJSCLZ
3 months+1.1%0.0%1.2%2.1%+1.3 pts+0.2 pts
6 months+2.6%+4.4%2.5%4.3%−2.4 pts−0.6 pts
1 year+5.2%+10.6%5.0%8.5%−9.5 pts−4.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JANJ Jan 2024 · SCLZ Feb 2024+16.7%+35.4%14.5%21.2%−50.9 pts−20.8 pts

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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.

SCLZ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JANJ or SCLZ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting price in cash and SCLZ paid 8.5%, so SCLZ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, JANJ or SCLZ?
With every distribution reinvested, JANJ returned +5.2% and SCLZ +10.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JANJ or SCLZ?
JANJ and SCLZ both charge 0.79% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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