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

JUDO and QYLG both write options for income.

Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF and Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

2.6%JUDO cash paid, 1 year
17.4%QYLG cash paid, 1 year
+14.7%JUDO total return, 1 year
+22.2%QYLG total return, 1 year
JUDO1.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JUDO+14.7%2.6% cash1.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JUDO+14.7%1.8 pts behind SPY
QYLGAbout even with QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% of it arrived as cashabout even with QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% as cashabout even with QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and QYLG hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions JUDO and QYLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingJUDOQYLG
NVIDIA Corp.8.32%8.44%
Microsoft Corp.6.00%5.77%
Apple, Inc.4.88%7.73%
Amazon.com, Inc.5.20%4.31%
Broadcom, Inc.3.92%2.67%
Micron Technology, Inc.1.90%4.99%
Meta Platforms, Inc.1.75%3.11%
Applied Materials, Inc.1.29%1.53%
Cisco Systems, Inc.1.27%1.88%
Lam Research Corp.1.16%1.57%
Netflix, Inc.1.15%1.30%
Texas Instruments, Inc.1.15%1.06%
Only in each
Only in JUDOOnly in QYLG
Alphabet, Inc. 7.49%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.97%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30%ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.23%
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30%TESLA INC 3.01%
Mastercard, Inc. 1.64%ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.00%
Visa, Inc. 1.62%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.85%
General Electric Co. 1.54%INTEL CORP 2.48%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.51%WALMART INC 2.25%
Chevron Corp. 1.50%PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.77%

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

JUDO and QYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JUDOQYLGJUDOQYLGJUDOQYLG
3 months+1.8%−0.1%1.5%2.1%−0.5 pts+2.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+19.6%not published4.6%not published−4.7 pts
1 yearnot published+22.2%not published17.4%not published+0.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+76.2%not published51.1%not published−22.0 pts
Since launch+14.7%+122.0%2.6%75.3%−1.8 pts−52.0 pts
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JUDO and QYLG 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
QYLG
Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerJanus HendersonGlobal X
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.4%6.8%
Expense ratio0.55%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)17.4%
Price change, 1 year+12.1%+2.4%
Total return, 1 year+14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)+22.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−1.8 pts+0.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published96%
Age177 days2187 days
Net assets$7m$175m

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.

QYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 96% 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 QYLG?
JUDO charges 0.55% a year and QYLG charges 0.35%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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JUDO against QYLG, 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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