Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
JANJ vs JUDO: Dividend Yield & Total Return
JANJ and JUDO both write options for income.
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Net assets: $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January, and $7.0m on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF.
9.6 pts behind SPY
JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +14.8%, −9.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
JANJ
+5.2%
5.0% of it arrived as cash
9.6 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
9.6 pts behind SPY
JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +14.8%, −9.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
JANJ
+5.2%
9.6 pts behind SPY
5.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JANJ over 1 year: paid 5.0%, price +0.1%, total +5.2%, SPY +14.8%, −9.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Not measured
JUDO since launch: paid 3.8%, price +12.2%, total +16.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
JUDO
+16.1%
3.8% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
JUDO since launch: paid 3.8%, price +12.2%, total +16.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
JUDO
+16.1%
3.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.1%. JUDO since launch: paid 3.8%, price +12.2%, total +16.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
JUDO costs 0.24 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | JANJ | JUDO |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +5.2% | not published |
| Price change | rose 0.1% (1 year) | rose 2.7% (6 months) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 46% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | its own stocks |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 9.6 pts | ahead by 0.6 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.55% |
| Net assets, JANJ as of Nov 4, 2026 and JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 | $14m | $7.0m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
Risk and return
Apr 2, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 30 weekly returnsFrom Apr 2026 to Oct 2026, JUDO returned more: +14.7% to +4.5%. JANJ fell less at its worst: −0.3% to −3.0%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | JANJ | JUDO | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +4.5% | +14.7% | JUDO | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | +2.0% | +10.9% | JUDO | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −0.3% | −3.0% | JANJ | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 30 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, JANJ and JUDO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JANJ | JUDO | JANJ | JUDO | JANJ | JUDO |
| 3 months | +1.1% | −1.2% | 1.2% | 1.6% | +1.3 pts | +0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +2.6% | +5.8% | 2.5% | 3.1% | −2.4 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 1 year | +5.2% | – | 5.0% | – | −9.5 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: JANJ Jan 2024 · JUDO Mar 2026 | +16.7% | +16.1% | 14.5% | 3.8% | −50.9 pts | not measured |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for JUDO.
JANJ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 46% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
JUDO
Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, JUDO paid 3.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. JUDO's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned +5.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.4%, paid monthly.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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