Data as of .
JUDO vs SEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
JUDO and SEPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and SEPI hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JUDO | SEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple, Inc. | 4.88% | 5.24% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 7.49% | 4.68% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.32% | 4.04% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 6.00% | 3.42% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 5.20% | 3.36% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.92% | 3.08% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.90% | 6.53% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.30% | 1.77% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.75% | 2.79% |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) | 1.51% | 3.91% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.41% | 3.31% |
| American Express Co. | 1.32% | 1.50% |
| Only in JUDO | Only in SEPI |
|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 7.54% |
| Mastercard, Inc. 1.64% | CATERPILLAR INC 7.20% |
| Visa, Inc. 1.62% | EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.08% |
| General Electric Co. 1.54% | MERCK & COMPANY INC 2.67% |
| Chevron Corp. 1.50% | EBAY INC 2.47% |
| AbbVie, Inc. 1.38% | GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 1.96% |
| Home Depot, Inc. (The) 1.34% | CARDINAL HEALTH INC 1.91% |
| McDonald's Corp. 1.32% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY 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 | SEPI | JUDO | SEPI | JUDO | SEPI | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +5.4% | 1.5% | 2.1% | −0.5 pts | +3.2 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +20.5% | not published | 4.7% | not published | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +21.8% | not published | 7.5% | not published | +5.2 pts |
| Since launch | +14.7% | +24.4% | 2.6% | 7.7% | −1.8 pts | +5.4 pts |
| JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Janus Henderson | Shelton |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.4% | 8.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.54% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | 7.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.1% | +13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | +21.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.8 pts | +5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 177 days | 375 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $152m |
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.
SEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SEPI paid 7.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JUDO or SEPI?
- JUDO charges 0.55% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so SEPI 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 SEPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/judo-vs-sepi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.