Data as of .
JANQ vs RNTY: which paid, and which earned it?
JANQ and RNTY both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANQ | RNTY | JANQ | RNTY | JANQ | RNTY | |
| 3 months | not published | −2.3% | not published | 3.0% | not published | −4.5 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +2.5% | not published | 6.2% | not published | −15.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +4.6% | not published | 11.9% | not published | −12.0 pts |
| Since launch | 0.0% | +7.9% | 0.0% | 15.8% | −0.8 pts | −39.2 pts |
| JANQ Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January Defined income on SPY | RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | YieldMax |
| Strategy | defined income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 12.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.99% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) | 11.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | −7.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) | +4.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +0.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.8 pts | −12.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 8 days | 519 days |
| Net assets | not published | $6m |
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.
RNTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.5%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% 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 RNTY?
- JANQ charges 0.79% a year and RNTY charges 0.99%, so JANQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, JANQ against RNTY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/janq-vs-rnty Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.