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

JANQ and OMAH both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January and VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF.

0.0%JANQ cash paid, 1 year
14.4%OMAH cash paid, 1 year
0.0%JANQ total return, 1 year
+8.8%OMAH 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
OMAH4.9 pts ahead of BRK-B · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
BRK-B+3.9%OMAH+8.8%14.4% of it arrived as cash4.9 pts ahead of BRK-BTotal return, distributions reinvestedBRK-B+3.9%OMAH+8.8%14.4% as cash4.9 pts ahead of BRK-B

Performance, window by window

JANQ and OMAH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JANQOMAHJANQOMAHJANQOMAH
3 monthsnot published+1.7%not published3.7%not published−2.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+8.8%not published7.7%not published+2.8 pts
1 yearnot published+8.8%not published14.4%not published+4.9 pts
Since launch0.0%+14.6%0.0%21.4%−0.8 pts+12.4 pts
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JANQ and OMAH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JANQ
Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January
Defined income on SPY
OMAH
VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF
Covered call on BRK-B, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorVistaShares
Strategydefined incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published15.1%
Expense ratio0.79%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)14.4%
Price change, 1 year0.0%−6.3%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+8.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+3.9%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts+4.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days562 days
Net assetsnot published$1.1bn

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.

OMAH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OMAH paid 14.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.8%. Berkshire Hathaway B (BRK-B), used as the proxy returned +3.9% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JANQ or OMAH?
JANQ charges 0.79% a year and OMAH charges 0.98%, 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 OMAH, 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 OMAH, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/janq-vs-omah Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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