Which is cheaper, JUDO or LJUL?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JUDO vs LJUL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

JUDO and LJUL both write options for income.

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Net assets: $7.0m on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF, and $9.0m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July.

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At a glance

3.8%

JUDO cash paid, since launch, Mar 25, 2026

5.2%

LJUL cash paid, 1 year

+16.1%

JUDO total return, since launch, Mar 25, 2026

+5.3%

LJUL 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.

LJUL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9.5 pts behind VOO

LJUL

+5.3%

VOO

+14.8%

9.5 pts behind VOO

LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJUL

+5.3%

5.2% of it arrived as cash

9.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

9.5 pts behind VOO

LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

LJUL

+5.3%

9.5 pts behind VOO

5.2% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.1%. LJUL over 1 year: paid 5.2%, price 0.0%, total +5.3%, VOO +14.8%, −9.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JUDO costs 0.24 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JUDO vs LJUL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JUDO	LJUL
Paid and earned
Measure	JUDO	LJUL
Total return, 1 year	not published	+5.3%
Price change	rose 2.7% (6 months)	fell 0.0% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate		40% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JUDO	LJUL
Benchmark	its own stocks	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 0.6 pts	behind by 9.5 pts
Cost and size
Measure	JUDO	LJUL
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.79%
Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and LJUL as of Nov 4, 2026	$7.0m	$9.0m
Holdings
Measure	JUDO	LJUL
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

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

50%

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JUDO LJUL

Only in one fund ↓

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 LJUL

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Side by side

JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly LJUL Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - July · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Janus Henderson Innovator

Strategy covered call buffer with income

Benchmark JUDO's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.4% 5.3%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 3.8% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) 5.2%

Price change, 1 year +12.2% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) 0.0%

Total return, 1 year +16.1% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) +5.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available −9.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 40%

Age 224 days 2.3 years

Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and LJUL as of Nov 4, 2026 $7.0m $9.0m

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 LJUL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JUDO	LJUL	JUDO	LJUL	JUDO	LJUL
3 months	−1.2%	+1.1%	1.6%	1.3%	+0.5 pts	+1.3 pts
6 months	+5.8%	+2.8%	3.1%	2.6%	+0.6 pts	−2.3 pts
1 year	–	+5.3%	–	5.2%	–	−9.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JUDO Mar 2026 · LJUL Jul 2024	+16.1%	+14.0%	3.8%	12.6%	not measured	−30.5 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.

LJUL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, LJUL paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid monthly. Innovator estimates that 40% of the distribution paid Nov 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 LJUL?: JUDO charges 0.55% a year and LJUL charges 0.79%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →JUDO on its own →LJUL on its own →JUDO dividend history →JUDO holdings →LJUL dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JUDO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JUDO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Janus Henderson website ↗

LJUL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LJUL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

LJUL 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for LJUL ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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