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

JANQ and VOOY both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January and XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

0.0%JANQ cash paid, 1 year
0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
0.0%JANQ total return, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY 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
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

JANQ and VOOY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JANQVOOYJANQVOOYJANQVOOY
Since launch0.0%−0.3%0.0%0.0%−0.8 pts0.0 pts
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JANQ and VOOY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JANQ
Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January
Defined income on SPY
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerInnovatorXFUNDS
Strategydefined incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishednot established
Payout rate, annualizednot publishednot published
Expense ratio0.79%not published
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%−0.2%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days16 days
Net assetsnot publishednot published

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.

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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Where these figures came from

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

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