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

IQQQ and JUDO both write options for income.

ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF and Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF.

6.5%IQQQ cash paid, 1 year
2.6%JUDO cash paid, 1 year
+17.7%IQQQ total return, 1 year
+14.7%JUDO total return, 1 year
IQQQ4.1 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%IQQQ+17.7%6.5% as cash4.1 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%IQQQ+17.7%4.1 pts behind QQQ
JUDO1.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JUDO+14.7%2.6% cash1.8 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, IQQQ and JUDO hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IQQQ and JUDO both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingIQQQJUDO
NVIDIA Corp.7.54%8.32%
Microsoft Corp.4.92%6.00%
Apple, Inc.6.74%4.88%
Amazon.com, Inc.4.27%5.20%
Alphabet, Inc.3.25%7.49%
Broadcom, Inc.3.11%3.92%
Micron Technology, Inc.4.44%1.90%
Meta Platforms, Inc.2.74%1.75%
Applied Materials, Inc.1.45%1.29%
Cisco Systems, Inc.1.93%1.27%
Lam Research Corp.1.61%1.16%
Netflix, Inc.1.47%1.15%
Only in each
Only in IQQQOnly in JUDO
ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60%JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.41%Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30%
Tesla, Inc. 3.20%Mastercard, Inc. 1.64%
Alphabet, Inc. 3.01%Visa, Inc. 1.62%
Intel Corp. 2.33%General Electric Co. 1.54%
Walmart, Inc. 2.30%Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.51%
Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.72%Chevron Corp. 1.50%
Palantir Technologies, Inc. 1.46%Johnson & Johnson 1.41%

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 May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IQQQ and JUDO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
IQQQJUDOIQQQJUDOIQQQJUDO
3 months−3.1%+1.8%1.8%1.5%−0.6 pts−0.5 pts
6 months+19.1%not published4.2%not published−5.1 ptsnot published
1 year+17.7%not published6.5%not published−4.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+51.5%+14.7%24.4%2.6%−13.0 pts−1.8 pts
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IQQQ and JUDO on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IQQQ
ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
JUDO
Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerProSharesJanus Henderson
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized5.7%6.4%
Expense ratio0.97%0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year6.5%2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+10.8%+12.1%
Total return, 1 year+17.7%+14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−4.1 pts−1.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age912 days177 days
Net assets$405m$7m

IQQQ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, 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, IQQQ or JUDO?
IQQQ charges 0.97% 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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IQQQ 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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