Data as of .
JUDO vs PAPI: which paid, and which earned it?
JUDO and PAPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and PAPI hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JUDO | PAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.27% | 0.77% |
| Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1.15% | 0.71% |
| Cummins, Inc. | 1.10% | 0.70% |
| Target Corp. | 0.85% | 0.67% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 1.38% | 0.64% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 7.49% | 0.59% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 1.22% | 0.56% |
| Danaher Corp. | 1.02% | 0.56% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.41% | 0.56% |
| Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 1.34% | 0.55% |
| Southern Co. (The) | 0.63% | 0.54% |
| American Electric Power Co., Inc. | 0.56% | 0.54% |
| Only in JUDO | Only in PAPI |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 8.32% | Corning, Inc. 1.01% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 5.20% | TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.81% |
| Apple, Inc. 4.88% | Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 3.92% | Royalty Pharma plc 0.73% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30% | Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30% | Avnet, Inc. 0.71% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.90% | Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. 0.68% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.75% | MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. 0.66% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDO | PAPI | JUDO | PAPI | JUDO | PAPI | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +4.7% | 1.5% | 2.0% | −0.5 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +5.6% | not published | 4.0% | not published | −12.4 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +12.8% | not published | 7.9% | not published | −3.8 pts |
| Since launch | +14.7% | +35.6% | 2.6% | 22.5% | −1.8 pts | −49.6 pts |
| JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | PAPI Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Janus Henderson | Parametric |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.4% | 7.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | 7.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.1% | +4.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | +12.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.8 pts | −3.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 177 days | 1065 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $400m |
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.
PAPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PAPI paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JUDO or PAPI?
- JUDO charges 0.55% a year and PAPI charges 0.29%, so PAPI 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 PAPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/judo-vs-papi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.