Data as of .
JUDO vs KNG: which paid, and which earned it?
JUDO and KNG both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and KNG hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JUDO | KNG |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron Corp. | 1.50% | 1.58% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.41% | 1.85% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 1.38% | 1.52% |
| McDonald's Corp. | 1.32% | 1.37% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 1.22% | 1.56% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.19% | 1.49% |
| Emerson Electric Co. | 0.92% | 1.56% |
| Target Corp. | 0.85% | 1.67% |
| Ecolab, Inc. | 0.74% | 1.47% |
| Only in JUDO | Only in KNG |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 8.32% | Nucor Corporation 1.85% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 7.49% | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.77% |
| Microsoft Corp. 6.00% | Chubb Limited 1.74% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 5.20% | Becton, Dickinson and Company 1.72% |
| Apple, Inc. 4.88% | The Procter & Gamble Company 1.72% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 3.92% | Archer-Daniels-Midland Company 1.71% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30% | Walmart Inc. 1.71% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30% | FactSet Research Systems Inc. 1.69% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDO | KNG | JUDO | KNG | JUDO | KNG | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +1.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | −0.5 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +7.1% | not published | 4.4% | not published | −0.9 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +8.3% | not published | 8.5% | not published | −1.6 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +24.0% | not published | 25.4% | not published | −4.3 pts |
| Since launch | +14.7% | +101.5% | 2.6% | 59.4% | −1.8 pts | −15.2 pts |
| JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on NOBL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Janus Henderson | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.4% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.74% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | 8.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.1% | −0.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | +8.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +9.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.8 pts | −1.6 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 177 days | 3097 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $3.3bn |
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.
KNG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KNG paid 8.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.3%. S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats (NOBL) returned +9.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JUDO or KNG?
- JUDO charges 0.55% a year and KNG charges 0.74%, 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, JUDO against KNG, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/judo-vs-kng Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.