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

JANQ and KYLD both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January and Kurv High Income ETF.

0.0%JANQ cash paid, 1 year
20.9%KYLD cash paid, 1 year
0.0%JANQ total return, 1 year
+2.0%KYLD 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
KYLD10.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+12.9%KYLD+2.0%20.9% cash10.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+12.9%KYLD+2.0%10.9 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

JANQ and KYLD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JANQKYLDJANQKYLDJANQKYLD
3 monthsnot published−6.3%not published5.6%not published−8.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+24.4%not published14.1%not published+6.4 pts
Since launch0.0%+2.0%0.0%20.9%−0.8 pts−10.9 pts
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JANQ and KYLD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JANQ
Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January
Defined income on SPY
KYLD
Kurv High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerInnovatorKurv
Strategydefined incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysnot establishedweekly
Payout rate, annualizednot published25.6%
Expense ratio0.79%1.00%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025)
Price change, 1 year0.0%−20.5%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025)
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+12.9%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−10.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age8 days322 days
Net assetsnot published$49m

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.

KYLD in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JANQ or KYLD?
JANQ charges 0.79% a year and KYLD charges 1.00%, so JANQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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JANQ against KYLD, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, JANQ against KYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/janq-vs-kyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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