Data as of .
JUDO vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
JUDO and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and SCEP hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JUDO | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. | 7.49% | 5.98% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.32% | 5.70% |
| Apple, Inc. | 4.88% | 5.71% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 5.20% | 4.68% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.92% | 5.61% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 6.00% | 3.49% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.30% | 3.55% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.75% | 2.23% |
| Visa, Inc. | 1.62% | 1.98% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.41% | 1.54% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 1.38% | 1.62% |
| Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 1.34% | 1.52% |
| Only in JUDO | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.90% | PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP 2.63% |
| General Electric Co. 1.54% | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 2.40% |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.51% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 2.19% |
| Chevron Corp. 1.50% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.15% |
| American Express Co. 1.32% | ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 2.07% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 1.29% | EQUINIX INC 2.05% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.27% | MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC 1.89% |
| Eaton Corp. plc 1.24% | ANALOG DEVICES INC 1.87% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDO | SCEP | JUDO | SCEP | JUDO | SCEP | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | −0.1% | 1.5% | 1.7% | −0.5 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +8.3% | not published | 3.7% | not published | −9.7 pts |
| Since launch | +14.7% | +3.5% | 2.6% | 5.0% | −1.8 pts | −8.2 pts |
| JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Janus Henderson | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.4% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.1% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.8 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 177 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $235m |
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.
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JUDO or SCEP?
- JUDO charges 0.55% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, JUDO against SCEP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/judo-vs-scep Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.