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

IVVW and JUDO both write options for income.

iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF and Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF.

17.5%IVVW cash paid, 1 year
2.6%JUDO cash paid, 1 year
+17.2%IVVW total return, 1 year
+14.7%JUDO total return, 1 year
IVVW0.6 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%IVVW+17.2%17.5% of it arrived as cash0.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%IVVW+17.2%17.5% as cash0.6 pts ahead of SPY
JUDO1.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JUDO+14.7%2.6% as 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, IVVW and JUDO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in IVVWOnly in JUDO
ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 101.45%NVIDIA Corp. 8.32%
USD CASH 0.18%Alphabet, Inc. 7.49%
OCT26 SPX C @ 7625.000000 -1.63%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 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

IVVW and JUDO over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
IVVWJUDOIVVWJUDOIVVWJUDO
3 months+4.6%+1.8%2.6%1.5%+2.4 pts−0.5 pts
6 months+13.1%not published7.9%not published−4.9 ptsnot published
1 year+17.2%not published17.5%not published+0.6 ptsnot published
Since launch+38.9%+14.7%39.7%2.6%−14.9 pts−1.8 pts
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IVVW and JUDO on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IVVW
iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
JUDO
Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssueriSharesJanus Henderson
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized7.6%6.4%
Expense ratio0.25%0.55%
Cash paid, 1 year17.5%2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−2.0%+12.1%
Total return, 1 year+17.2%+14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+0.6 pts−1.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age917 days177 days
Net assets$350m$7m

IVVW in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.6%, 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, IVVW or JUDO?
IVVW charges 0.25% a year and JUDO charges 0.55%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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IVVW 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, IVVW against JUDO, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/ivvw-vs-judo Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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