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

JANQ and XDTE both write options for income.

Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January and Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

0.0%JANQ cash paid, 1 year
26.5%XDTE cash paid, 1 year
0.0%JANQ total return, 1 year
+15.6%XDTE 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
XDTE1 pt behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% of it arrived as cash1 pt behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% as cash1 pt behind SPY

Performance, window by window

JANQ and XDTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JANQXDTEJANQXDTEJANQXDTE
3 monthsnot published+2.5%not published5.1%not published+0.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+14.9%not published10.6%not published−3.1 pts
1 yearnot published+15.6%not published26.5%not published−1.0 pts
Since launch0.0%+45.9%0.0%59.5%−0.8 pts−6.9 pts
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JANQ and XDTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JANQ
Innovator Premium Income 40 Barrier ETF - January
Defined income on SPY
XDTE
Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerInnovatorRoundhill
Strategydefined income0DTE covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysnot establishedweekly
Payout rate, annualizednot published15.2%
Expense ratio0.79%0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)26.5%
Price change, 1 year0.0%−13.4%
Total return, 1 year0.0% (since launch on Sep 10, 2026)+15.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year+0.8%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−0.8 pts−1.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age8 days925 days
Net assetsnot published$336m

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.

XDTE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XDTE paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JANQ or XDTE?
JANQ charges 0.79% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so JANQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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JANQ against XDTE, 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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