Data as of .
FTQI vs JUDO: which paid, and which earned it?
FTQI and JUDO both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and JUDO hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTQI | JUDO |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 8.76% | 4.88% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.13% | 5.20% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.92% | 3.92% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.38% | 1.90% |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.32% | 1.38% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3.18% | 1.27% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.20% | 1.29% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 1.24% | 1.15% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.19% | 1.41% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 0.05% | 1.21% |
| Only in FTQI | Only in JUDO |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation 6.55% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.32% |
| US Dollar 5.75% | Alphabet, Inc. 7.49% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.41% | Microsoft Corp. 6.00% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.75% | JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30% |
| Tesla, Inc. 2.68% | Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.75% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 2.17% | Mastercard, Inc. 1.64% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 2.06% | Visa, Inc. 1.62% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | JUDO | FTQI | JUDO | FTQI | JUDO | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +1.8% | 2.9% | 1.5% | +6.5 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | not published | 6.3% | not published | −5.9 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +21.5% | not published | 12.0% | not published | −0.3 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +14.7% | 78.8% | 2.6% | −675.0 pts | −1.8 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Janus Henderson |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 6.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.55% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | +12.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −1.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 177 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $7m |
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, 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, FTQI or JUDO?
- FTQI charges 0.75% 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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