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

JANQ and ROCQ both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

0.0%JANQ cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
0.0%JANQ total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ 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
ROCQ4 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%5.8% as cash4 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%4 pts behind QQQ

Performance, window by window

JANQ and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JANQROCQJANQROCQJANQROCQ
3 monthsnot published0.0%not published3.0%not published+2.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+20.0%not published5.9%not published−4.2 pts
Since launch0.0%+18.0%0.0%5.8%−0.8 pts−4.0 pts
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JANQ and ROCQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JANQ
Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January
Defined income on SPY
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorJPMorgan
Strategydefined incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published10.6%
Expense ratio0.79%not published
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+21.9%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days183 days
Net assetsnot published$629m

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.

ROCQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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JANQ against ROCQ, 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.

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