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

JANQ and ROCY both write options for income.

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

0.0%JANQ cash paid, 1 year
3.6%ROCY cash paid, 1 year
0.0%JANQ total return, 1 year
+13.5%ROCY 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
ROCY2.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%3.6% as cash2.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%2.9 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

JANQ and ROCY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JANQROCYJANQROCYJANQROCY
3 monthsnot published+2.6%not published1.7%not published+0.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+14.8%not published3.7%not published−3.3 pts
Since launch0.0%+13.5%0.0%3.6%−0.8 pts−2.9 pts
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JANQ and ROCY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JANQ
Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January
Defined income on SPY
ROCY
JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorJPMorgan
Strategydefined incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published5.7%
Expense ratio0.79%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%+9.7%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+16.4%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−2.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days183 days
Net assetsnot published$726m

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.

ROCY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCY paid 3.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JANQ or ROCY?
JANQ charges 0.79% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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JANQ against ROCY, 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 ROCY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/janq-vs-rocy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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