Data as of .
DYLG vs JUDO: which paid, and which earned it?
DYLG and JUDO both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and JUDO hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DYLG | JUDO |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.70% | 6.00% |
| APPLE INC | 3.88% | 4.88% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.93% | 5.20% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.57% | 8.32% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 4.04% | 2.30% |
| CHEVRON CORP | 2.42% | 1.50% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 3.12% | 1.41% |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | 3.60% | 1.32% |
| MCDONALD'S CORP | 2.87% | 1.32% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 1.26% | 1.27% |
| COCA-COLA CO/THE | 1.02% | 1.22% |
| WALT DISNEY CO/THE | 1.19% | 1.02% |
| Only in DYLG | Only in JUDO |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.88% | Alphabet, Inc. 7.49% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.35% | Broadcom, Inc. 3.92% |
| AMGEN INC 4.46% | Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.35% | Micron Technology, Inc. 1.90% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.33% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.75% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.25% | Mastercard, Inc. 1.64% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.04% | Visa, Inc. 1.62% |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.71% | 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYLG | JUDO | DYLG | JUDO | DYLG | JUDO | |
| 3 months | +1.9% | +1.8% | 0.8% | 1.5% | +1.5 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +13.0% | not published | 2.1% | not published | −0.9 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +13.8% | not published | 9.5% | not published | +0.3 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +47.0% | not published | 30.8% | not published | −9.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +44.7% | +14.7% | 30.7% | 2.6% | −8.3 pts | −1.8 pts |
| DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on DIA, paying monthly | JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | Janus Henderson |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 3.1% | 6.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.55% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.5% | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +3.5% | +12.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.8% | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.3 pts | −1.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 59% | not published |
| Age | 1150 days | 177 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $7m |
DYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DYLG paid 9.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.8%. 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 3.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 59% 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, DYLG or JUDO?
- DYLG charges 0.35% a year and JUDO charges 0.55%, so DYLG 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, DYLG against JUDO, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/dylg-vs-judo Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.