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

JUDO and SIXH both write options for income.

Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF.

2.6%JUDO cash paid, 1 year
2.0%SIXH cash paid, 1 year
+14.7%JUDO total return, 1 year
+16.3%SIXH 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
SIXHAbout even with SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%2.0% cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%about even with SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and SIXH hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions JUDO and SIXH both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingJUDOSIXH
NVIDIA Corp.8.32%2.67%
Micron Technology, Inc.1.90%2.37%
Eli Lilly & Co.2.30%1.49%
Apple, Inc.4.88%1.45%
Johnson & Johnson1.41%2.47%
Broadcom, Inc.3.92%1.35%
Meta Platforms, Inc.1.75%1.30%
AbbVie, Inc.1.38%1.30%
Amazon.com, Inc.5.20%1.29%
Applied Materials, Inc.1.29%1.44%
Coca-Cola Co. (The)1.22%1.26%
Philip Morris International, Inc.1.21%4.07%
Only in each
Only in JUDOOnly in SIXH
Alphabet, Inc. 7.49%Altria Group, Inc. 4.83%
Microsoft Corp. 6.00%SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30%AT&T INC. 3.59%
Mastercard, Inc. 1.64%QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53%
Visa, Inc. 1.62%Pepsico, Inc. 3.44%
General Electric Co. 1.54%COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2.66%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.51%Mondelez International, Inc. 2.51%
Chevron Corp. 1.50%PFIZER INC. 2.47%

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 May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

JUDO and SIXH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JUDOSIXHJUDOSIXHJUDOSIXH
3 months+1.8%+4.5%1.5%0.5%−0.5 pts+2.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+7.4%not published0.9%not published−10.6 pts
1 yearnot published+16.3%not published2.0%not published−0.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+43.8%not published6.6%not published−34.6 pts
Since launch+14.7%+96.3%2.6%16.0%−1.8 pts−88.5 pts
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JUDO and SIXH 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
SIXH
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJanus HendersonExchange Traded Concepts
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.4%0.4%
Expense ratio0.55%0.69%
Cash paid, 1 year2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)2.0%
Price change, 1 year+12.1%+14.1%
Total return, 1 year+14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)+16.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−1.8 pts−0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age177 days2321 days
Net assets$7m$543m

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.

SIXH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JUDO or SIXH?
JUDO charges 0.55% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

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