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JANQ vs JOYT: which paid, and which earned it?

JANQ and JOYT both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January and JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF.

0.0%JANQ cash paid, 1 year
0.7%JOYT cash paid, 1 year
0.0%JANQ total return, 1 year
+15.9%JOYT total return, 1 year
JANQ0.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+0.8%JANQ0.0%0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+0.8%JANQ0.0%0.8 pts behind SPY
JOYT0.7 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JOYT+15.9%0.7 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JOYT+15.9%0.7 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

JANQ and JOYT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JANQJOYTJANQJOYTJANQJOYT
3 monthsnot published+3.8%not published0.2%not published+1.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+11.9%not published0.4%not published−6.1 pts
1 yearnot published+15.9%not published0.7%not published−0.7 pts
Since launch0.0%+19.6%0.0%0.7%−0.8 pts−1.1 pts
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JANQ and JOYT on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JANQ
Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January
Defined income on SPY
JOYT
JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF
Option income on SPY, paying quarterly
IssuerInnovatorJPMorgan
Strategydefined incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysnot establishedquarterly
Payout rate, annualizednot published0.7%
Expense ratio0.79%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)0.7%
Price change, 1 year0.0%+15.2%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+15.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days395 days
Net assetsnot published$108m

JANQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 10, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, JANQ paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned 0.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts.

JOYT in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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JANQ against JOYT, 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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