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

JUDO and LOCT both write options for income.

Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF and Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October.

2.6%JUDO cash paid, 1 year
5.2%LOCT cash paid, 1 year
+14.7%JUDO total return, 1 year
+5.4%LOCT 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
LOCT11.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%LOCT+5.4%5.2% of it arrived as cash11.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%LOCT+5.4%11.2 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and LOCT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in JUDOOnly in LOCT
NVIDIA Corp. 8.32%TREASURY BILL 98.30%
Alphabet, Inc. 7.49%TREASURY BILL 0.43%
Microsoft Corp. 6.00%TREASURY BILL 0.43%
Amazon.com, Inc. 5.20%TREASURY BILL 0.42%
Apple, Inc. 4.88%TREASURY BILL 0.42%
Broadcom, Inc. 3.92%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30%
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30%

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.

Performance, window by window

JUDO and LOCT over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JUDOLOCTJUDOLOCTJUDOLOCT
3 months+1.8%+1.0%1.5%1.3%−0.5 pts−1.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+3.9%not published2.6%not published−14.1 pts
1 yearnot published+5.4%not published5.2%not published−11.2 pts
Since launch+14.7%+18.5%2.6%16.5%−1.8 pts−66.4 pts
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JUDO and LOCT 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
LOCT
Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJanus HendersonInnovator
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.4%5.2%
Expense ratio0.55%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)5.2%
Price change, 1 year+12.1%+0.1%
Total return, 1 year+14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)+5.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−1.8 pts−11.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age177 days1082 days
Net assets$7m$11m

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.

LOCT in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LOCT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JUDO or LOCT?
JUDO charges 0.55% a year and LOCT 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 LOCT, 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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