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

JANJ and VOOY both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January and XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

5.0%JANJ cash paid, 1 year
0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
+5.1%JANJ total return, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY total return, 1 year
JANJ11.4 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JANJ+5.1%5.0% as cash11.4 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JANJ+5.1%11.4 pts behind SPY
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

JANJ and VOOY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JANJVOOYJANJVOOYJANJVOOY
3 months+1.3%not published1.2%not published−0.9 ptsnot published
6 months+5.0%not published2.5%not published−13.0 ptsnot published
1 year+5.1%not published5.0%not published−11.4 ptsnot published
Since launch+15.9%−0.3%13.2%0.0%−50.5 pts0.0 pts
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JANJ and VOOY 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
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerInnovatorXFUNDS
Strategydefined incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysquarterlynot established
Payout rate, annualized5.0%not published
Expense ratio0.79%not published
Cash paid, 1 year5.0%0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+5.1%−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%−0.2%
Ahead or behind−11.4 pts0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age990 days16 days
Net assets$14mnot published

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.

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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Where these figures came from

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JANJ against VOOY, 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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