Data as of .
JUDO vs QDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
JUDO and QDTE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and QDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in JUDO | Only in QDTE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 8.32% | NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 7.49% | QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77% |
| Microsoft Corp. 6.00% | NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 5.20% | QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82% |
| Apple, Inc. 4.88% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 3.92% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.90% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30% | |
| Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDO | QDTE | JUDO | QDTE | JUDO | QDTE | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | −0.9% | 1.5% | 7.6% | −0.5 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +19.7% | not published | 16.2% | not published | −4.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +21.1% | not published | 36.1% | not published | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +14.7% | +59.9% | 2.6% | 74.1% | −1.8 pts | −4.3 pts |
| JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Janus Henderson | Roundhill |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.4% | 20.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.96% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | 36.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.1% | −19.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | +21.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.8 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 177 days | 925 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $967m |
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.
QDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTE paid 36.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.8%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JUDO or QDTE?
- JUDO charges 0.55% a year and QDTE charges 0.96%, 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 QDTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/judo-vs-qdte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.