Data as of .
FGSI vs JUDO: which paid, and which earned it?
FGSI and JUDO both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FGSI and JUDO hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FGSI | JUDO |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.90% | 3.92% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 2.04% | 1.15% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 2.32% | 0.99% |
| Trane Technologies plc | 1.79% | 0.80% |
| Intuit Inc. | 2.04% | 0.63% |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 1.90% | 0.61% |
| Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 1.85% | 0.50% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc. | 1.65% | 0.50% |
| Garmin Ltd. | 2.15% | 0.21% |
| Only in FGSI | Only in JUDO |
|---|---|
| Newmont Corporation 2.70% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.32% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.63% | Alphabet, Inc. 7.49% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 2.53% | Microsoft Corp. 6.00% |
| Microsoft Corporation 2.45% | Amazon.com, Inc. 5.20% |
| DexCom, Inc. 2.28% | Apple, Inc. 4.88% |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2.22% | JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30% |
| Target Corporation 2.22% | Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30% |
| CME Group Inc. 2.21% | Micron Technology, Inc. 1.90% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGSI | JUDO | FGSI | JUDO | FGSI | JUDO | |
| 3 months | +2.4% | +1.8% | 2.1% | 1.5% | +0.2 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +10.0% | not published | 4.4% | not published | −8.0 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +5.3% | not published | 8.1% | not published | −11.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +11.9% | +14.7% | 9.8% | 2.6% | −14.3 pts | −1.8 pts |
| FGSI FT Vest Growth Strength & Target Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Janus Henderson |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 8.6% | 6.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.85% | 0.55% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.2% | +12.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.3% | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.3 pts | −1.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 449 days | 177 days |
| Net assets | $2m | $7m |
FGSI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FGSI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.6%, 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, FGSI or JUDO?
- FGSI charges 0.85% 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, FGSI against JUDO, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/fgsi-vs-judo Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.