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

JUDO and SPIN both write options for income.

Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF and State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF.

2.6%JUDO cash paid, 1 year
5.2%SPIN cash paid, 1 year
+14.7%JUDO total return, 1 year
+11.3%SPIN 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
SPIN5.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SPIN+11.3%5.2% of it arrived as cash5.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SPIN+11.3%5.2 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and SPIN hold 44% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions JUDO and SPIN both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingJUDOSPIN
NVIDIA Corp.8.32%9.87%
Microsoft Corp.6.00%7.06%
Apple, Inc.4.88%6.03%
Amazon.com, Inc.5.20%4.87%
Broadcom, Inc.3.92%3.23%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.2.30%2.09%
Eli Lilly & Co.2.30%2.00%
Micron Technology, Inc.1.90%2.91%
Applied Materials, Inc.1.29%1.52%
Johnson & Johnson1.41%1.02%
Netflix, Inc.1.15%0.95%
Emerson Electric Co.0.92%1.20%
Only in each
Only in JUDOOnly in SPIN
Alphabet, Inc. 7.49%ALPHABET INC CL A 5.65%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.75%META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 3.14%
Mastercard, Inc. 1.64%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.61%
Visa, Inc. 1.62%EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.07%
General Electric Co. 1.54%VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 1.47%
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.51%AMPHENOL CORP CL A 1.28%
Chevron Corp. 1.50%BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.25%
AbbVie, Inc. 1.38%HOME DEPOT INC 1.23%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

JUDO and SPIN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JUDOSPINJUDOSPINJUDOSPIN
3 months+1.8%+3.7%1.5%0.8%−0.5 pts+1.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+12.3%not published3.2%not published−5.8 pts
1 yearnot published+11.3%not published5.2%not published−5.2 pts
Since launch+14.7%+28.5%2.6%15.2%−1.8 pts−13.7 pts
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JUDO and SPIN 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
SPIN
State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJanus HendersonState Street
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.4%2.7%
Expense ratio0.55%0.25%
Cash paid, 1 year2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)5.2%
Price change, 1 year+12.1%+5.8%
Total return, 1 year+14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)+11.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−1.8 pts−5.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age177 days743 days
Net assets$7m$48m

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.

SPIN in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JUDO or SPIN?
JUDO charges 0.55% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources