Data as of .
JANQ vs JOYT: which paid, and which earned it?
JANQ and JOYT both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANQ | JOYT | JANQ | JOYT | JANQ | JOYT | |
| 3 months | not published | +3.8% | not published | 0.2% | not published | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +11.9% | not published | 0.4% | not published | −6.1 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +15.9% | not published | 0.7% | not published | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | 0.0% | +19.6% | 0.0% | 0.7% | −0.8 pts | −1.1 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | defined income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | not established | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 0.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) | 0.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | +15.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | 0.0% (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 estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 8 days | 395 days |
| Net assets | not 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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