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

JUDO and QUSA both write options for income.

Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF and VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.

2.6%JUDO cash paid, 1 year
13.8%QUSA cash paid, 1 year
+14.7%JUDO total return, 1 year
+3.5%QUSA 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
QUSA11.7 pts behind QUAL · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QUAL+15.2%QUSA+3.5%13.8% as cash11.7 pts behind QUALTotal return, distributions reinvestedQUAL+15.2%QUSA+3.5%11.7 pts behind QUAL

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and QUSA hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions JUDO and QUSA both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingJUDOQUSA
Microsoft Corp.6.00%6.08%
NVIDIA Corp.8.32%5.78%
Apple, Inc.4.88%5.99%
Broadcom, Inc.3.92%4.70%
Eli Lilly & Co.2.30%4.24%
Alphabet, Inc.7.49%1.84%
Meta Platforms, Inc.1.75%4.28%
Mastercard, Inc.1.64%2.51%
Visa, Inc.1.62%3.37%
General Electric Co.1.54%2.75%
Johnson & Johnson1.41%2.93%
Applied Materials, Inc.1.29%2.61%
Only in each
Only in JUDOOnly in QUSA
Amazon.com, Inc. 5.20%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30%Caterpillar Inc 4.91%
Micron Technology, Inc. 1.90%Costco Wholesale Corp 4.40%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.51%Walmart Inc 4.17%
Chevron Corp. 1.50%Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.85%
AbbVie, Inc. 1.38%Blackrock Inc 2.99%
Home Depot, Inc. (The) 1.34%KLA CORP 2.69%
American Express Co. 1.32%Adobe Inc 2.32%

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 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

JUDO and QUSA over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JUDOQUSAJUDOQUSAJUDOQUSA
3 months+1.8%−1.9%1.5%3.6%−0.5 pts−3.6 pts
6 monthsnot published+10.4%not published7.8%not published−4.3 pts
1 yearnot published+3.5%not published13.8%not published−11.7 pts
Since launch+14.7%+4.9%2.6%15.1%−1.8 pts−25.8 pts
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JUDO and QUSA 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
QUSA
VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF
Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly
IssuerJanus HendersonVistaShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.4%15.3%
Expense ratio0.55%0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)13.8%
Price change, 1 year+12.1%−11.0%
Total return, 1 year+14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)+3.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+15.2%
Ahead or behind−1.8 pts−11.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age177 days500 days
Net assets$7m$22m

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.

QUSA in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy returned +15.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

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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Where these figures came from

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JUDO against QUSA, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, JUDO against QUSA, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/judo-vs-qusa Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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