Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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JUDO vs JULJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $7.0m on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF, and $14m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July.

At a glance
3.8%
JUDO cash paid, since launch, Mar 25, 2026
5.6%
JULJ cash paid, 1 year
+16.1%
JUDO total return, since launch, Mar 25, 2026
+5.4%
JULJ total return, 1 year
JUDO · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
JUDO
+16.1%
none

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. Total return, distributions reinvested. JUDO since launch: paid 3.8%, price +12.2%, total +16.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
JULJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.4 pts behind SPY
JULJ
+5.4%
SPY
+14.8%

9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULJ

+5.4%

5.6% of it arrived as cash

9.4 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.4 pts behind SPY

JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JULJ

+5.4%

9.4 pts behind SPY

5.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. JULJ over 1 year: paid 5.6%, price −0.4%, total +5.4%, SPY +14.8%, −9.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JUDO costs 0.24 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JUDO vs JULJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJUDOJULJ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+5.4%
Price changerose 2.7% (6 months)fell 0.4% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate39% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own stocksS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 0.6 ptsbehind by 9.4 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.79%
Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and JULJ as of Nov 4, 2026$7.0m$14m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and JULJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JUDO JULJ
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Only in JUDO
NVIDIA Corp. 7.84%
Alphabet, Inc. 6.79%
Microsoft Corp. 6.64%
Amazon.com, Inc. 5.17%
Apple, Inc. 4.38%
Broadcom, Inc. 3.56%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.31%
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.07%
Only in JULJ
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Side by side

JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly JULJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - July · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Strategy covered call defined income
Benchmark JUDO's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 6.4% 5.4%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.8% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) 5.6%
Price change, 1 year +12.2% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) −0.4%
Total return, 1 year +16.1% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) +5.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available −9.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 39%
Age 224 days 3.3 years
Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and JULJ as of Nov 4, 2026 $7.0m $14m

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

Window by window: JUDO vs JULJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJUDOJULJJUDOJULJJUDOJULJ
3 months−1.2%+1.3%1.6%1.3%+0.5 pts+1.5 pts
6 months+5.8%+2.6%3.1%2.7%+0.6 pts−2.4 pts
1 year–+5.4%–5.6%–−9.4 pts
3 years–+18.6%–17.3%–−64.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JUDO Mar 2026 · JULJ Jul 2023+16.1%+21.3%3.8%19.0%not measured−58.5 pts

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About each fund
JUDO

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.

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%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.4%, paid monthly.

JULJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JULJ paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.4%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 39% 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.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JUDO or JULJ?
JUDO charges 0.55% a year and JULJ charges 0.79%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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