Data as of .
DDDD vs JUDO: which paid, and which earned it?
DDDD and JUDO both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and JUDO hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DDDD | JUDO |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron Corp | 4.25% | 1.50% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 3.68% | 1.34% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 4.30% | 1.22% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 4.53% | 1.19% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 3.32% | 1.15% |
| EOG Resources Inc | 1.95% | 1.09% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 3.96% | 1.06% |
| Target Corp | 1.81% | 0.85% |
| Only in DDDD | Only in JUDO |
|---|---|
| Merck & Co Inc 4.93% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.32% |
| Amgen Inc 4.38% | Alphabet, Inc. 7.49% |
| ConocoPhillips 4.07% | Microsoft Corp. 6.00% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 4.01% | Amazon.com, Inc. 5.20% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 3.84% | Apple, Inc. 4.88% |
| PepsiCo Inc 3.50% | Broadcom, Inc. 3.92% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 3.27% | JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30% |
| Altria Group Inc 2.94% | Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDDD | JUDO | DDDD | JUDO | DDDD | JUDO | |
| 3 months | +4.9% | +1.8% | 1.6% | 1.5% | +2.6 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +10.5% | not published | 1.7% | not published | −7.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +8.7% | +14.7% | 1.6% | 2.6% | −6.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
| DDDD YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY | 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) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 18.4% | 6.4% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 0.55% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.0% | +12.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 67% | not published |
| Age | 190 days | 177 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $7m |
DDDD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 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, DDDD or JUDO?
- DDDD charges 1.01% 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, DDDD against JUDO, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dddd-vs-judo Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.