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

JUDO and KIQQ both write options for income.

Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF and KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

2.6%JUDO cash paid, 1 year
5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
+14.7%JUDO total return, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
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
KIQQ9.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%5.8% of it arrived as cash9.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%9.9 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and KIQQ hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions JUDO and KIQQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingJUDOKIQQ
NVIDIA Corp.8.32%8.90%
Microsoft Corp.6.00%6.17%
Apple, Inc.4.88%8.20%
Amazon.com, Inc.5.20%4.50%
Broadcom, Inc.3.92%2.76%
Micron Technology, Inc.1.90%5.14%
Meta Platforms, Inc.1.75%3.31%
Applied Materials, Inc.1.29%1.56%
Cisco Systems, Inc.1.27%2.00%
Lam Research Corp.1.16%1.58%
Netflix, Inc.1.15%1.39%
Texas Instruments, Inc.1.15%1.09%
Only in each
Only in JUDOOnly in KIQQ
Alphabet, Inc. 7.49%+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21%
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30%ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40%
Mastercard, Inc. 1.64%TESLA INC 3.19%
Visa, Inc. 1.62%ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15%
General Electric Co. 1.54%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.51%INTEL CORP 2.66%
Chevron Corp. 1.50%WALMART INC 2.37%

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

JUDO and KIQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JUDOKIQQJUDOKIQQJUDOKIQQ
3 months+1.8%−3.2%1.5%1.9%−0.5 pts−0.7 pts
6 monthsnot published+11.9%not published4.5%not published−12.3 pts
Since launch+14.7%+6.0%2.6%5.8%−1.8 pts−9.9 pts
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JUDO and KIQQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JUDO
Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
KIQQ
KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF
Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerJanus HendersonKraneShares
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.4%6.3%
Expense ratio0.55%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+12.1%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+15.9%
Ahead or behind−1.8 pts−9.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age177 days254 days
Net assets$7m$3m

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.

KIQQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jan 7, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, KIQQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

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

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Where these figures came from

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JUDO against KIQQ, 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.

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