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

JUDO and PAPI both write options for income.

Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF and Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF.

2.6%JUDO cash paid, 1 year
7.9%PAPI cash paid, 1 year
+14.7%JUDO total return, 1 year
+12.8%PAPI 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
PAPI3.8 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%7.9% of it arrived as cash3.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%3.8 pts behind SPY

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.

Positions JUDO and PAPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingJUDOPAPI
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 & Johnson1.41%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 each
Only in JUDOOnly 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

JUDO and PAPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JUDOPAPIJUDOPAPIJUDOPAPI
3 months+1.8%+4.7%1.5%2.0%−0.5 pts+2.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+5.6%not published4.0%not published−12.4 pts
1 yearnot published+12.8%not published7.9%not published−3.8 pts
Since launch+14.7%+35.6%2.6%22.5%−1.8 pts−49.6 pts
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JUDO and PAPI 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
PAPI
Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJanus HendersonParametric
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.4%7.2%
Expense ratio0.55%0.29%
Cash paid, 1 year2.6% (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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age177 days1065 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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JUDO against PAPI, 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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