Data as of .
JEPQ vs JUDO: which paid, and which earned it?
JEPQ and JUDO both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and JUDO hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JEPQ | JUDO |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.68% | 8.32% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.05% | 7.49% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.83% | 4.88% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.90% | 6.00% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.67% | 5.20% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.16% | 3.92% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 5.58% | 1.90% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.38% | 1.75% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.31% | 1.29% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.34% | 1.27% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 2.89% | 1.16% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 1.22% | 1.15% |
| Only in JEPQ | Only in JUDO |
|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.87% | JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30% |
| Tesla, Inc. 2.39% | Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.93% | Visa, Inc. 1.62% |
| Walmart, Inc. 1.79% | General Electric Co. 1.54% |
| Intel Corp. 1.62% | Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.51% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 1.38% | Chevron Corp. 1.50% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.19% | Johnson & Johnson 1.41% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.16% | Home Depot, Inc. (The) 1.34% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEPQ | JUDO | JEPQ | JUDO | JEPQ | JUDO | |
| 3 months | +1.6% | +1.8% | 3.3% | 1.5% | +4.1 pts | −0.5 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | not published | 6.7% | not published | −9.2 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +18.5% | not published | 11.9% | not published | −3.2 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +73.0% | not published | 37.2% | not published | −25.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +91.7% | +14.7% | 49.2% | 2.6% | −33.0 pts | −1.8 pts |
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Janus Henderson |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 13.6% | 6.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.55% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.7% | +12.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.2 pts | −1.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1598 days | 177 days |
| Net assets | $43.0bn | $7m |
JEPQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.6%, 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, JEPQ or JUDO?
- JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and JUDO charges 0.55%, so JEPQ 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, JEPQ against JUDO, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/jepq-vs-judo Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.