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BALI vs JUDO: which paid, and which earned it?

BALI and JUDO both write options for income.

iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF and Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF.

8.5%BALI cash paid, 1 year
2.6%JUDO cash paid, 1 year
+18.5%BALI total return, 1 year
+14.7%JUDO total return, 1 year
BALI2 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%BALI+18.5%8.5% of it arrived as cash2 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%BALI+18.5%2 pts ahead of SPY
JUDO1.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JUDO+14.7%2.6% cash1.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JUDO+14.7%1.8 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BALI and JUDO hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BALI and JUDO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBALIJUDO
AMAZON.COM INC3.29%5.20%
BROADCOM INC2.25%3.92%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO1.20%2.30%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC1.31%1.06%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC0.99%1.27%
ABBOTT LABORATORIES0.91%1.19%
INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC0.32%0.77%
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP0.23%0.52%
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC0.19%0.90%
FREEPORT MCMORAN INC0.00%0.52%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON0.00%1.41%
Only in each
Only in BALIOnly in JUDO
NVIDIA 7.36%NVIDIA Corp. 8.32%
APPLE 6.15%Alphabet, Inc. 7.49%
MICROSOFT 5.07%Microsoft Corp. 6.00%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 2.91%Apple, Inc. 4.88%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.70%Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.38%Micron Technology, Inc. 1.90%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.80%Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.75%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.74%Mastercard, Inc. 1.64%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BALI and JUDO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
BALIJUDOBALIJUDOBALIJUDO
3 months+4.0%+1.8%2.0%1.5%+1.8 pts−0.5 pts
6 months+17.3%not published4.7%not published−0.8 ptsnot published
1 year+18.5%not published8.5%not published+2.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+76.3%+14.7%29.2%2.6%−8.0 pts−1.8 pts
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BALI and JUDO on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BALI
iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
JUDO
Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssueriSharesJanus Henderson
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized7.5%6.4%
Expense ratio0.35%0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year8.5%2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+9.2%+12.1%
Total return, 1 year+18.5%+14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+2.0 pts−1.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1086 days177 days
Net assets$1.5bn$7m

BALI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BALI paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly.

JUDO in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 25, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, JUDO paid 2.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.4%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, BALI or JUDO?
BALI charges 0.35% a year and JUDO charges 0.55%, so BALI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BALI against JUDO, 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, BALI against JUDO, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bali-vs-judo Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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