Data as of .
JANQ vs SCLZ: which paid, and which earned it?
JANQ and SCLZ both write options for income.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANQ | SCLZ | JANQ | SCLZ | JANQ | SCLZ | |
| 3 months | not published | +2.9% | not published | 2.1% | not published | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +14.2% | not published | 3.8% | not published | +1.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +13.2% | not published | 8.4% | not published | −14.0 pts |
| Since launch | 0.0% | +36.5% | 0.0% | 19.6% | −0.8 pts | −6.3 pts |
| JANQ Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January Defined income on SPY | SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Swan |
| Strategy | defined income | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | not published | 8.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) | 8.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | 0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026) | +13.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +0.8% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.8 pts | −14.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 8 days | 934 days |
| Net assets | not published | $20m |
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.
SCLZ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JANQ or SCLZ?
- JANQ charges 0.79% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, so JANQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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