Which is cheaper, JUDO or QUSA?

JUDO charges 0.55% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JUDO vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return

JUDO and QUSA 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 $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.

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At a glance

3.8%

JUDO cash paid, since launch, Mar 25, 2026

14.6%

QUSA cash paid, 1 year

+16.1%

JUDO total return, since launch, Mar 25, 2026

+1.9%

QUSA total return, 1 year

JUDO · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

JUDO

+16.1%

none

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.

QUSA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA

+1.9%

SPY

+14.8%

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

12.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

12.9 pts behind SPY

14.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JUDO costs 0.42 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JUDO vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JUDO	QUSA
Paid and earned
Measure	JUDO	QUSA
Total return, 1 year	not published	+1.9%
Price change	rose 2.7% (6 months)	fell 12.3% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate		100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JUDO	QUSA
Benchmark	its own stocks	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 0.6 pts	behind by 12.9 pts
Cost and size
Measure	JUDO	QUSA
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.97%
Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and QUSA as of Nov 3, 2026	$7.0m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	JUDO	QUSA
Holdings in common	38%

Method

What they share

38%

By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and QUSA hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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38% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JUDO QUSA

Microsoft Corp. 6.64% 6.27%

NVIDIA Corp. 7.84% 6.15%

Alphabet, Inc. 6.79% 4.97%

Apple, Inc. 4.38% 7.27%

Broadcom, Inc. 3.56% 3.32%

Micron Technology, Inc. 1.99% 3.17%

Mastercard, Inc. 1.72% 4.37%

Visa, Inc. 1.70% 5.70%

Applied Materials, Inc. 1.56% 4.17%

GE Vernova, Inc. 1.44% 3.81%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.39% 2.96%

Lam Research Corp. 1.22% 4.91%

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Only in JUDO

Amazon.com, Inc. 5.17%

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.31%

Eli Lilly & Co. 2.07%

General Electric Co. 1.69%

Target Corp. 1.51%

American Express Co. 1.49%

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.49%

Home Depot, Inc. (The) 1.49%

Only in QUSA

Adobe Inc 4.17%

GE AEROSPACE 2.89%

Newmont Corp 2.87%

Fortinet Inc 2.85%

KLA CORP 2.62%

Airbnb Inc 2.56%

AppLovin Corp 2.48%

Palantir Technologies Inc 2.39%

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Side by side

JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Janus Henderson VistaShares

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark JUDO's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.4% 15.4%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.97%

Cash paid, 1 year 3.8% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) 14.6%

Price change, 1 year +12.2% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) −12.3%

Total return, 1 year +16.1% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available −12.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 224 days 1.5 years

Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and QUSA as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.0m $20m

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

Window by window: JUDO vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JUDO	QUSA	JUDO	QUSA	JUDO	QUSA
3 months	−1.2%	−8.5%	1.6%	3.6%	+0.5 pts	−8.4 pts
6 months	+5.8%	−5.5%	3.1%	7.3%	+0.6 pts	−10.5 pts
1 year	–	+1.9%	–	14.6%	–	−12.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JUDO Mar 2026 · QUSA May 2025	+16.1%	−1.8%	3.8%	17.3%	not measured	−41.3 pts

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About each fund

JUDO

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.

QUSA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JUDO or QUSA?: JUDO charges 0.55% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

JUDO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JUDO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Janus Henderson website ↗

QUSA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QUSA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QUSA 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for QUSA ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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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