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

JANQ and SIXH both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January and ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF.

0.0%JANQ cash paid, 1 year
2.0%SIXH cash paid, 1 year
0.0%JANQ total return, 1 year
+16.3%SIXH 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
SIXHAbout even with SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%2.0% cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

JANQ and SIXH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JANQSIXHJANQSIXHJANQSIXH
3 monthsnot published+4.5%not published0.5%not published+2.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+7.4%not published0.9%not published−10.6 pts
1 yearnot published+16.3%not published2.0%not published−0.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+43.8%not published6.6%not published−34.6 pts
Since launch0.0%+96.3%0.0%16.0%−0.8 pts−88.5 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
JANQ and SIXH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JANQ
Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January
Defined income on SPY
SIXH
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInnovatorExchange Traded Concepts
Strategydefined incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualizednot published0.4%
Expense ratio0.79%0.69%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)2.0%
Price change, 1 year0.0%+14.1%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+16.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days2321 days
Net assetsnot published$543m

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.

SIXH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JANQ or SIXH?
JANQ charges 0.79% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so SIXH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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JANQ against SIXH, 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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