JANQ vs PLA: which paid, and which earned it?
JANQ and PLA both write options for income. Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January and GraniteShares Autocallable PLTR 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.
27.2 pts behind PLTR
PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.
PLTR
+38.3%
PLA
+11.1%
6.9% as cash
27.2 pts behind PLTR
Total return, distributions reinvested
27.2 pts behind PLTR
PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.
PLTR
+38.3%
PLA
+11.1%
27.2 pts behind PLTR
6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +38.3%. PLA since launch: paid 6.9%, price +3.7%, total +11.1%, PLTR +38.3%, −27.2 pts.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JANQ | PLA | JANQ | PLA | JANQ | PLA |
| 3 months | not published | +11.5% | not published | 3.5% | not published | −37.2 pts |
| Since launch JANQ Sep 2026 · PLA May 2026 | 0.0% | +11.1% | 0.0% | 6.9% | −0.9 pts | −27.2 pts |
JANQ and PLA 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 PLA 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.
PLA in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 19, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, PLA paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.1%. Palantir (PLTR) returned +38.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 27.2 pts. At its price on Sep 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.3%, paid monthly. GraniteShares estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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