Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
JUDO vs OVL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
JUDO and OVL 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 $427m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF.
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, 2026.2.4 pts ahead of VOO
OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
OVL
+17.2%
9.9% of it arrived as cash
2.4 pts ahead of VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.4 pts ahead of VOO
OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
OVL
+17.2%
9.9% cash
2.4 pts ahead of VOO
9.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.2%. OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.2%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
JUDO costs 0.24 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | JUDO | OVL |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +17.2% |
| Price change | rose 2.7% (6 months) | rose 6.6% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own stocks | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 0.6 pts | ahead by 2.4 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.79% |
| Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 | $7.0m | $427m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and OVL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
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 | OVL | JUDO | OVL | JUDO | OVL |
| 3 months | −1.2% | −0.5% | 1.6% | 2.6% | +0.5 pts | −0.4 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +4.4% | 3.1% | 5.2% | +0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 1 year | – | +17.2% | – | 9.9% | – | +2.4 pts |
| 3 years | – | +92.6% | – | 23.9% | – | +9.3 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: JUDO Mar 2026 · OVL Oct 2019 | +16.1% | +204.4% | 3.8% | 51.2% | not measured | +14.4 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.
OVL
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Overlay Shares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 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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