Data as of .
BIGY vs JUDO: which paid, and which earned it?
BIGY and JUDO both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BIGY and JUDO hold 55% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BIGY | JUDO |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 6.66% | 8.32% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.95% | 5.20% |
| Apple Inc | 7.21% | 4.88% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.84% | 7.49% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.84% | 6.00% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 3.92% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 3.24% | 2.30% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.99% | 2.30% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.70% | 1.75% |
| Mastercard Inc | 2.00% | 1.64% |
| Visa Inc | 2.10% | 1.62% |
| Chevron Corp | 2.31% | 1.50% |
| Only in BIGY | Only in JUDO |
|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.19% | Micron Technology, Inc. 1.90% |
| Walmart Inc 2.54% | General Electric Co. 1.54% |
| Caterpillar Inc 2.35% | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.51% |
| Tesla Inc 2.35% | Applied Materials, Inc. 1.29% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.23% | Eaton Corp. plc 1.24% |
| Bank of America Corp 2.06% | Lam Research Corp. 1.16% |
| GE AEROSPACE 1.98% | Union Pacific Corp. 1.10% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.82% | Cummins, Inc. 1.10% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIGY | JUDO | BIGY | JUDO | BIGY | JUDO | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +1.8% | 3.0% | 1.5% | +0.3 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +15.0% | not published | 6.9% | not published | −3.0 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +13.0% | not published | 12.5% | not published | −3.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +28.9% | +14.7% | 21.8% | 2.6% | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
| BIGY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Big 50 Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Janus Henderson |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.1% | 6.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.55% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | +12.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.6 pts | −1.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 666 days | 177 days |
| Net assets | $33m | $7m |
BIGY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, BIGY paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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, BIGY or JUDO?
- BIGY charges 1.09% a year and JUDO charges 0.55%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BIGY against JUDO, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/bigy-vs-judo Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.