Data as of .
BALQ vs JUDO: which paid, and which earned it?
BALQ and JUDO both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BALQ and JUDO hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BALQ | JUDO |
|---|---|---|
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.76% | 5.20% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.99% | 3.92% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 2.15% | 1.27% |
| VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | 0.52% | 1.06% |
| ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 0.33% | 1.19% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 0.33% | 1.09% |
| MCDONALDS CORP | 0.30% | 1.32% |
| BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP | 0.23% | 0.52% |
| FREEPORT MCMORAN INC | 0.14% | 0.52% |
| Only in BALQ | Only in JUDO |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 8.62% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.32% |
| APPLE 7.63% | Alphabet, Inc. 7.49% |
| MICROSOFT 6.72% | Microsoft Corp. 6.00% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 5.06% | Apple, Inc. 4.88% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.31% | JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30% |
| ALPHABET CLASS A 3.44% | Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.31% | Micron Technology, Inc. 1.90% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 3.09% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.75% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALQ | JUDO | BALQ | JUDO | BALQ | JUDO | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | +1.8% | 2.8% | 1.5% | +1.9 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +27.2% | not published | 6.5% | not published | +3.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +21.4% | +14.7% | 8.5% | 2.6% | +5.3 pts | −1.8 pts |
| BALQ iShares Nasdaq Premium Income Active ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Janus Henderson |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.9% | 6.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.55% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.5% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +11.9% | +12.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% (since launch on Dec 3, 2025) | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.1% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +5.3 pts | −1.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 289 days | 177 days |
| Net assets | $29m | $7m |
BALQ in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 3, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, BALQ paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 11.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +16.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.9%, 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, BALQ or JUDO?
- BALQ charges 0.35% a year and JUDO charges 0.55%, so BALQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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