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

JUDO and ROCY both write options for income.

Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF and JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.

2.6%JUDO cash paid, 1 year
3.6%ROCY cash paid, 1 year
+14.7%JUDO total return, 1 year
+13.5%ROCY 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
ROCY2.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%3.6% as cash2.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%2.9 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and ROCY hold 52% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions JUDO and ROCY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingJUDOROCY
NVIDIA Corp.8.32%8.37%
Alphabet, Inc.7.49%5.33%
Microsoft Corp.6.00%4.97%
Apple, Inc.4.88%6.71%
Amazon.com, Inc.5.20%4.15%
Broadcom, Inc.3.92%2.61%
Micron Technology, Inc.1.90%3.00%
Meta Platforms, Inc.1.75%2.43%
Mastercard, Inc.1.64%1.57%
Eli Lilly & Co.2.30%1.47%
AbbVie, Inc.1.38%1.46%
Philip Morris International, Inc.1.21%1.23%
Only in each
Only in JUDOOnly in ROCY
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30%Wells Fargo & Co. 2.15%
Visa, Inc. 1.62%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.69%
General Electric Co. 1.54%Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.63%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.51%Tesla, Inc. 1.55%
Chevron Corp. 1.50%Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.38%
Home Depot, Inc. (The) 1.34%Bank of America Corp. 1.31%
Applied Materials, Inc. 1.29%CSX Corp. 1.21%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.27%RTX Corp. 1.07%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

JUDO and ROCY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JUDOROCYJUDOROCYJUDOROCY
3 months+1.8%+2.6%1.5%1.7%−0.5 pts+0.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+14.8%not published3.7%not published−3.3 pts
Since launch+14.7%+13.5%2.6%3.6%−1.8 pts−2.9 pts
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JUDO and ROCY 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
ROCY
JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJanus HendersonJPMorgan
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.4%5.7%
Expense ratio0.55%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+12.1%+9.7%
Total return, 1 year+14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)+13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.4%
Ahead or behind−1.8 pts−2.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age177 days183 days
Net assets$7m$726m

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.

ROCY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCY paid 3.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JUDO or ROCY?
JUDO charges 0.55% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

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