Data as of .
JUDO vs OEI: which paid, and which earned it?
JUDO and OEI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and OEI hold 60% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JUDO | OEI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.32% | 8.32% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 6.00% | 5.99% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 5.20% | 4.56% |
| Apple, Inc. | 4.88% | 4.28% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.92% | 3.04% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 7.49% | 2.79% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.90% | 2.57% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 2.30% | 1.80% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.75% | 2.18% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.30% | 1.65% |
| Mastercard, Inc. | 1.64% | 1.57% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.41% | 2.10% |
| Only in JUDO | Only in OEI |
|---|---|
| Union Pacific Corp. 1.10% | Alphabet Inc 3.48% |
| Cummins, Inc. 1.10% | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.07% |
| EOG Resources, Inc. 1.09% | Booking Holdings Inc 1.89% |
| Stryker Corp. 1.03% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.60% |
| Danaher Corp. 1.02% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.56% |
| Emerson Electric Co. 0.92% | Tesla Inc 1.46% |
| Motorola Solutions, Inc. 0.90% | Bank of America Corp 1.38% |
| Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. 0.87% | Intel Corp 1.34% |
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 Jul 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDO | OEI | JUDO | OEI | JUDO | OEI | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +4.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% | −0.5 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +12.5% | not published | 4.9% | not published | −5.6 pts |
| Since launch | +14.7% | +14.4% | 2.6% | 8.6% | −1.8 pts | −0.9 pts |
| JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Janus Henderson | Core Alternative |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.4% | 9.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 1.02% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.1% | +5.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.8 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 177 days | 331 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $46m |
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.
OEI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 22, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, OEI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JUDO or OEI?
- JUDO charges 0.55% a year and OEI charges 1.02%, 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 OEI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/judo-vs-oei Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.