Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
JUDO vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
JUDO and OCTJ 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 $15m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October.
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, 2026.9 pts behind SPY
OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
OCTJ
+5.8%
5.3% of it arrived as cash
9 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
9 pts behind SPY
OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
OCTJ
+5.8%
9 pts behind SPY
5.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.1%. OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 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.
| Measure | JUDO | OCTJ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +5.8% |
| Price change | rose 2.7% (6 months) | rose 0.3% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 36% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own stocks | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 0.6 pts | behind by 9.0 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.79% |
| Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and OCTJ as of Nov 4, 2026 | $7.0m | $15m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and OCTJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
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Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JUDO | OCTJ | JUDO | OCTJ | JUDO | OCTJ |
| 3 months | −1.2% | +1.0% | 1.6% | 1.3% | +0.5 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +2.4% | 3.1% | 2.6% | +0.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
| 1 year | – | +5.8% | – | 5.3% | – | −9.0 pts |
| 3 years | – | +18.1% | – | 17.0% | – | −64.8 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: JUDO Mar 2026 · OCTJ Oct 2023 | +16.1% | +19.6% | 3.8% | 17.2% | not measured | −66.5 pts |
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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.
OCTJ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 36% 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.
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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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