Data as of .
JUDO vs QYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
JUDO and QYLD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and QYLD hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JUDO | QYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.32% | 8.54% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 6.00% | 5.84% |
| Apple, Inc. | 4.88% | 7.82% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 5.20% | 4.36% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.92% | 2.71% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.90% | 5.05% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.75% | 3.15% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.29% | 1.55% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.27% | 1.90% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.16% | 1.58% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 1.15% | 1.31% |
| Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1.15% | 1.08% |
| Only in JUDO | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. 7.49% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.02% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.27% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30% | TESLA INC 3.05% |
| Mastercard, Inc. 1.64% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.02% |
| Visa, Inc. 1.62% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.88% |
| General Electric Co. 1.54% | INTEL CORP 2.51% |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.51% | WALMART INC 2.28% |
| Chevron Corp. 1.50% | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.80% |
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 | QYLD | JUDO | QYLD | JUDO | QYLD | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +3.2% | 1.5% | 3.0% | −0.5 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +14.5% | not published | 6.3% | not published | −9.7 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +23.0% | not published | 12.5% | not published | +1.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +55.3% | not published | 36.6% | not published | −42.9 pts |
| Since launch | +14.7% | +198.3% | 2.6% | 116.0% | −1.8 pts | −644.6 pts |
| JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Janus Henderson | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.4% | 11.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | 12.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.1% | +9.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | +23.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.8 pts | +1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 177 days | 4663 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $8.5bn |
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.
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JUDO or QYLD?
- JUDO charges 0.55% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.
Cite this page. ETFIQ, JUDO against QYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/judo-vs-qyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.