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APRJ vs JUDO: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $27m on Nov 3, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April, and $7.0m on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
6.2%
APRJ cash paid, 1 year
3.8%
JUDO cash paid, since launch, Mar 25, 2026
+6.2%
APRJ total return, 1 year
+16.1%
JUDO total return, since launch, Mar 25, 2026
APRJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.6 pts behind SPY
APRJ
+6.2%
SPY
+14.8%

8.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

APRJ

+6.2%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

8.6 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.6 pts behind SPY

APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

APRJ

+6.2%

8.6 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. APRJ over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price −0.1%, total +6.2%, SPY +14.8%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
JUDO · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
JUDO
+16.1%
none

Not measured

JUDO since launch: paid 3.8%, price +12.2%, total +16.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JUDO

+16.1%

3.8% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

JUDO since launch: paid 3.8%, price +12.2%, total +16.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JUDO

+16.1%

3.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. JUDO since launch: paid 3.8%, price +12.2%, total +16.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JUDO costs 0.24 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

APRJ vs JUDO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRJJUDO
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+6.2%not published
Price changefell 0.1% (1 year)rose 2.7% (6 months)
Return of capital, issuer estimate53% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYits own stocks
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 8.6 ptsahead by 0.6 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.55%
Net assets, APRJ as of Nov 3, 2026 and JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026$27m$7.0m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Apr 2, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 30 weekly returns
APRJ JUDO
Return
Total return edge JUDO +3.9% +14.7%
Price return edge JUDO +0.4% +10.9%
Risk
Max drawdown edge APRJ −0.4% −3.0%
Reading

From Apr 2026 to Oct 2026, JUDO returned more: +14.7% to +3.9%. APRJ fell less at its worst: −0.4% to −3.0%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: APRJ vs JUDO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAPRJJUDOEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+3.9%+14.7%JUDOPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+0.4%+10.9%JUDOPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−0.4%−3.0%APRJDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 30 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, APRJ and JUDO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APRJ JUDO
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Only in APRJ
Only in JUDO
NVIDIA Corp. 7.84%
Alphabet, Inc. 6.79%
Microsoft Corp. 6.64%
Amazon.com, Inc. 5.17%
Apple, Inc. 4.38%
Broadcom, Inc. 3.56%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.31%
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.07%
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Side by side

APRJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - April · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly
Strategy defined income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) JUDO's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026)
Pays quarterly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.9% 6.4%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 3.8% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −0.1% +12.2% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +6.2% +16.1% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 53% not published
Age 3.6 years 224 days
Net assets, APRJ as of Nov 3, 2026 and JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 $27m $7.0m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: APRJ vs JUDO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAPRJJUDOAPRJJUDOAPRJJUDO
3 months+1.0%−1.2%1.7%1.6%+1.2 pts+0.5 pts
6 months+2.5%+5.8%3.4%3.1%−2.5 pts+0.6 pts
1 year+6.2%–6.2%–−8.6 pts–
3 years+19.2%–17.7%–−63.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: APRJ Apr 2023 · JUDO Mar 2026+24.5%+16.1%21.1%3.8%−70.4 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
APRJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APRJ paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.9%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 53% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

JUDO

JUDO's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned +5.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts.

Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, JUDO paid 3.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.4%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, APRJ or JUDO?
APRJ charges 0.79% a year and JUDO charges 0.55%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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