Data as of .
DUBS vs JUDO: which paid, and which earned it?
DUBS and JUDO both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DUBS and JUDO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DUBS | Only in JUDO |
|---|---|
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S& 74.61% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.32% |
| BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core E 25.28% | Alphabet, Inc. 7.49% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.11% | Microsoft Corp. 6.00% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 5.20% | |
| Apple, Inc. 4.88% | |
| Broadcom, Inc. 3.92% | |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30% | |
| 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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUBS | JUDO | DUBS | JUDO | DUBS | JUDO | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | +1.8% | 0.5% | 1.5% | +1.0 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +20.3% | not published | 1.2% | not published | +2.3 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +20.3% | not published | 2.3% | not published | +3.7 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +80.1% | not published | 9.1% | not published | +1.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +84.4% | +14.7% | 9.3% | 2.6% | +2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
| DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Aptus | Janus Henderson |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 2.1% | 6.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.55% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.3% | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +17.6% | +12.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.3% | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +3.7 pts | −1.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1192 days | 177 days |
| Net assets | $353m | $7m |
DUBS in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 17.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.1%, paid quarterly.
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, DUBS or JUDO?
- DUBS charges 0.40% a year and JUDO charges 0.55%, so DUBS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DUBS against JUDO, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dubs-vs-judo Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.