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

DRKY and JUDO both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
2.6%JUDO cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+14.7%JUDO total return, 1 year
DRKY9.7 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash9.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% cash9.7 pts ahead of SPY
JUDO1.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JUDO+14.7%1.8 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, DRKY and JUDO hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DRKY and JUDO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDRKYJUDO
Alphabet Inc4.45%7.49%
Amazon.com Inc4.42%5.20%
Delta Air Lines Inc1.98%0.50%
Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly in JUDO
Natera Inc 25.22%NVIDIA Corp. 8.32%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17%Microsoft Corp. 6.00%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%Apple, Inc. 4.88%
YPF SA 4.78%Broadcom, Inc. 3.92%
Insmed Inc 4.62%JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52%Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30%
BBB Foods Inc 4.29%Micron Technology, Inc. 1.90%
CDW Corp/DE 3.92%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 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DRKY and JUDO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYJUDODRKYJUDODRKYJUDO
3 months+11.8%+1.8%3.8%1.5%+9.6 pts−0.5 pts
6 months+25.1%not published8.1%not published+7.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+24.1%+14.7%14.1%2.6%+9.7 pts−1.8 pts
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DRKY and JUDO on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
JUDO
Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesJanus Henderson
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%6.4%
Expense ratio0.95%0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+8.1%+12.1%
Total return, 1 year+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)+14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.4%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+9.7 pts−1.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days177 days
Net assets$19m$7m

DRKY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, 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, DRKY or JUDO?
DRKY charges 0.95% 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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DRKY 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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