Data as of .
JANJ vs JUDO: which paid, and which earned it?
JANJ and JUDO both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JANJ and JUDO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in JANJ | Only in JUDO |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 97.55% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.32% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.23% | Alphabet, Inc. 7.49% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.22% | 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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANJ | JUDO | JANJ | JUDO | JANJ | JUDO | |
| 3 months | +1.3% | +1.8% | 1.2% | 1.5% | −0.9 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +5.0% | not published | 2.5% | not published | −13.0 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +5.1% | not published | 5.0% | not published | −11.4 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +15.9% | +14.7% | 13.2% | 2.6% | −50.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
| JANJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - January Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Janus Henderson |
| Strategy | defined income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.0% | 6.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.55% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.0% | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.1% | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 990 days | 177 days |
| Net assets | $14m | $7m |
JANJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JANJ paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.0%, paid quarterly.
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, JANJ or JUDO?
- JANJ charges 0.79% 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, JANJ against JUDO, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/janj-vs-judo Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.