JANQ vs MSR: which paid, and which earned it?
JANQ and MSR both write options for income. Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January and GraniteShares Autocallable MSTR ETF.
0.9 pts behind SPY
JANQ since launch: paid 0.0%, price 0.0%, total 0.0%, SPY +0.9%, −0.9 pts.
SPY
+0.9%
JANQ
0.0%
0.9 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.9 pts behind SPY
JANQ since launch: paid 0.0%, price 0.0%, total 0.0%, SPY +0.9%, −0.9 pts.
SPY
+0.9%
JANQ
0.0%
0.9 pts behind SPY
0.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JANQ since launch: paid 0.0%, price 0.0%, total 0.0%, SPY +0.9%, −0.9 pts.
16.6 pts behind MSTR
MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.
MSTR
−17.0%
MSR
−33.6%
16.6 pts behind MSTR
Total return, distributions reinvested
16.6 pts behind MSTR
MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.
MSTR
−17.0%
MSR
−33.6%
16.6 pts behind MSTR
5.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +0.9%. MSR since launch: paid 5.2%, price −38.4%, total −33.6%, MSTR −17.0%, −16.6 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JANQ | MSR | JANQ | MSR | JANQ | MSR |
| 3 months | not published | +14.9% | not published | 4.1% | not published | −49.0 pts |
| Since launch JANQ Sep 2026 · MSR May 2026 | 0.0% | −33.6% | 0.0% | 5.2% | −0.9 pts | −16.6 pts |
JANQ and MSR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →
On the same fields
JANQ and MSR on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JANQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Sep 10, 2026 to Sep 30, 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 +0.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts.
MSR in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, MSR paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 38.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −33.6%. MicroStrategy (MSTR) returned −17.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.6 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 44.3%, paid periodically. GraniteShares estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Jun 5, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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