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

DJIA and JUDO both write options for income.

Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF and Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF.

10.5%DJIA cash paid, 1 year
2.6%JUDO cash paid, 1 year
+13.7%DJIA total return, 1 year
+14.7%JUDO total return, 1 year
DJIAAbout even with DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DJIA+13.7%10.5% of it arrived as cashabout even with DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DJIA+13.7%10.5% cashabout even with DIA
JUDO1.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JUDO+14.7%2.6% as 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, DJIA and JUDO hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DJIA and JUDO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDJIAJUDO
MICROSOFT CORP5.74%6.00%
APPLE INC3.91%4.88%
AMAZON.COM INC2.95%5.20%
NVIDIA CORP2.58%8.32%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO4.07%2.30%
CHEVRON CORP2.44%1.50%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON3.14%1.41%
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO3.62%1.32%
MCDONALD'S CORP2.89%1.32%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC1.27%1.27%
COCA-COLA CO/THE1.03%1.22%
WALT DISNEY CO/THE1.19%1.02%
Only in each
Only in DJIAOnly in JUDO
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.95%Alphabet, Inc. 7.49%
CATERPILLAR INC 9.40%Broadcom, Inc. 3.92%
AMGEN INC 4.48%Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.38%Micron Technology, Inc. 1.90%
TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.36%Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.75%
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.28%Mastercard, Inc. 1.64%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.06%Visa, Inc. 1.62%
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.73%General Electric Co. 1.54%

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

DJIA and JUDO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DJIAJUDODJIAJUDODJIAJUDO
3 months+3.8%+1.8%1.7%1.5%+3.4 pts−0.5 pts
6 months+11.3%not published4.1%not published−2.7 ptsnot published
1 year+13.7%not published10.5%not published+0.2 ptsnot published
3 years+36.8%not published29.3%not published−20.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+42.6%+14.7%39.6%2.6%−25.6 pts−1.8 pts
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DJIA and JUDO on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DJIA
Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF
Covered call on DIA, paying monthly
JUDO
Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XJanus Henderson
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%6.4%
Expense ratio0.60%0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year10.5%2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+2.4%+12.1%
Total return, 1 year+13.7%+14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+13.5%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+0.2 pts−1.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate84%not published
Age1667 days177 days
Net assets$189m$7m

DJIA in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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, DJIA or JUDO?
DJIA charges 0.60% 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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DJIA 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.

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