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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

BALI vs JUDO: Dividend Yield & Total Return

BALI and JUDO both write options for income.

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Net assets: $1.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Active ETF, and $7.0m on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.4%

BALI cash paid, 1 year

3.8%

JUDO cash paid, since launch, Mar 25, 2026

+17.6%

BALI total return, 1 year

+16.1%

JUDO total return, since launch, Mar 25, 2026

BALI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.8 pts ahead of SPY

BALI

+17.6%

SPY

+14.8%

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BALI

+17.6%

8.4% of it arrived as cash

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

BALI

+17.6%

2.8 pts ahead of SPY

8.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. BALI over 1 year: paid 8.4%, price +8.4%, total +17.6%, SPY +14.8%, +2.8 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, 0 to +17.6%. JUDO since launch: paid 3.8%, price +12.2%, total +16.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.6%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BALI costs 0.20 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BALI vs JUDO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	BALI	JUDO
Paid and earned
Measure	BALI	JUDO
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	not published
Price change	rose 8.4% (1 year)	rose 2.7% (6 months)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	84% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	BALI	JUDO
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	its own stocks
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 2.8 pts	ahead by 0.6 pts
Cost and size
Measure	BALI	JUDO
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.55%
Net assets, BALI as of Nov 3, 2026 and JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026	$1.5bn	$7.0m
Holdings
Measure	BALI	JUDO
Holdings in common	42%

Method

What they share

42%

By the books each fund has filed, BALI and JUDO hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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42% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BALI JUDO

NVIDIA 6.95% 7.84%

MICROSOFT 5.46% 6.64%

APPLE 6.17% 4.38%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.33% 5.17%

BROADCOM INC 2.12% 3.56%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.09% 6.79%

VISA CLASS A 1.66% 1.70%

CHEVRON 1.81% 1.37%

ELI LILLY 1.37% 2.07%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.29% 1.99%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.19% 2.31%

ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0.99% 1.26%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BALI

ALPHABET CLASS C 1.95%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.93%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 1.88%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.78%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.65%

PFIZER 1.28%

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC CLASS B 1.27%

TJX 1.23%

Only in JUDO

Mastercard, Inc. 1.72%

General Electric Co. 1.69%

Applied Materials, Inc. 1.56%

American Express Co. 1.49%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.49%

Home Depot, Inc. (The) 1.49%

Johnson & Johnson 1.41%

Coca-Cola Co. (The) 1.35%

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Side by side

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 its own stocks, paying monthly

Issuer iShares Janus Henderson

Strategy covered call 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 monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.5% 6.4%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.55%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.4% 3.8% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +8.4% +12.2% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +17.6% +16.1% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published

Ahead or behind +2.8 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 84% not published

Age 3.1 years 224 days

Net assets, BALI as of Nov 3, 2026 and JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.5bn $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: BALI vs JUDO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	BALI	JUDO	BALI	JUDO	BALI	JUDO
3 months	0.0%	−1.2%	1.7%	1.6%	+0.1 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+6.5%	+5.8%	3.7%	3.1%	+1.4 pts	+0.6 pts
1 year	+17.6%	–	8.4%	–	+2.8 pts	–
3 years	+74.1%	–	29.6%	–	−8.8 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: BALI Sep 2023 · JUDO Mar 2026	+77.2%	+16.1%	30.6%	3.8%	−8.4 pts	not measured

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About each fund

BALI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BALI paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid monthly. iShares estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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, 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 to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →BALI on its own →JUDO on its own →BALI dividend history →BALI holdings →JUDO dividend history →JUDO holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BALI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BALI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

BALI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

iShares page for BALI ↗

JUDO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JUDO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Janus Henderson website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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