Which is cheaper, JUDO or SDVD?

JUDO charges 0.55% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JUDO vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

JUDO and SDVD both write options for income.

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Net assets: $7.0m on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF, and $903m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

3.8%

JUDO cash paid, since launch, Mar 25, 2026

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

+16.1%

JUDO total return, since launch, Mar 25, 2026

+18.9%

SDVD total return, 1 year

JUDO · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

JUDO

+16.1%

none

Not measured

JUDO since launch: paid 3.8%, price +12.2%, total +16.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JUDO

+16.1%

3.8% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

JUDO since launch: paid 3.8%, price +12.2%, total +16.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JUDO

+16.1%

3.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JUDO since launch: paid 3.8%, price +12.2%, total +16.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD

+18.9%

SDVY

+17.5%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

9.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

9.7% cash

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.9%. SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +18.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JUDO costs 0.30 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JUDO vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JUDO	SDVD
Paid and earned
Measure	JUDO	SDVD
Total return, 1 year	not published	+18.9%
Price change	rose 2.7% (6 months)	rose 8.6% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate		22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JUDO	SDVD
Benchmark	its own stocks	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 0.6 pts	ahead by 1.4 pts
Cost and size
Measure	JUDO	SDVD
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.85%
Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and SDVD as of Nov 3, 2026	$7.0m	$903m
Holdings
Measure	JUDO	SDVD
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and SDVD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JUDO SDVD

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JUDO

NVIDIA Corp. 7.84%

Alphabet, Inc. 6.79%

Microsoft Corp. 6.64%

Amazon.com, Inc. 5.17%

Apple, Inc. 4.38%

Broadcom, Inc. 3.56%

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.31%

Eli Lilly & Co. 2.07%

Only in SDVD

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.09%

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated 1.06%

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 1.06%

Veralto Corporation 1.05%

Assurant, Inc. 1.02%

Interparfums, Inc. 1.02%

National HealthCare Corporation 1.02%

VeriSign, Inc. 1.02%

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Side by side

JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the Russell 2000, investing in the Nasdaq US Small-Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly

Issuer Janus Henderson First Trust

Strategy covered call dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark JUDO's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.4% 8.2%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 3.8% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) 9.7%

Price change, 1 year +12.2% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) +8.6%

Total return, 1 year +16.1% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) +18.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +17.5%

Ahead or behind not available +1.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 22%

Age 224 days 3.2 years

Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and SDVD as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.0m $903m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: JUDO vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JUDO	SDVD	JUDO	SDVD	JUDO	SDVD
3 months	−1.2%	−2.3%	1.6%	2.0%	+0.5 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+5.8%	+3.3%	3.1%	4.1%	+0.6 pts	+0.9 pts
1 year	–	+18.9%	–	9.7%	–	+1.4 pts
3 years	–	+60.8%	–	31.3%	–	+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JUDO Mar 2026 · SDVD Aug 2023	+16.1%	+53.9%	3.8%	31.3%	not measured	+1.9 pts

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About each fund

JUDO

JUDO's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned +5.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts.

Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, JUDO paid 3.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.4%, paid monthly.

SDVD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 22% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JUDO or SDVD?: JUDO charges 0.55% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →JUDO on its own →SDVD on its own →JUDO dividend history →JUDO holdings →SDVD dividend history →SDVD holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JUDO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JUDO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Janus Henderson website ↗

SDVD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDVD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SDVD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for SDVD ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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