Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
JUDO vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
JUDO and SPIN 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 $45m on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF.
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, 2026.5.5 pts behind SPY
SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SPIN
+9.3%
5.1% of it arrived as cash
5.5 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
5.5 pts behind SPY
SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SPIN
+9.3%
5.5 pts behind SPY
5.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.1%. SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SPIN costs 0.30 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | JUDO | SPIN |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +9.3% |
| Price change | rose 2.7% (6 months) | rose 3.9% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own stocks | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 0.6 pts | behind by 5.5 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.25% |
| Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and SPIN as of Nov 3, 2026 | $7.0m | $45m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 56% | |
Risk and return
Apr 2, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 30 weekly returnsFrom Apr 2026 to Oct 2026, JUDO returned more: +14.7% to +10.6%. SPIN fell slightly less at its worst: −2.9% to −3.0%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | JUDO | SPIN | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +14.7% | +10.6% | JUDO | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | +10.9% | +8.1% | JUDO | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −3.0% | −2.9% | SPIN (slight) | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 30 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and SPIN hold 56% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
half
56% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JUDO | SPIN | JUDO | SPIN | JUDO | SPIN |
| 3 months | −1.2% | +0.8% | 1.6% | 0.9% | +0.5 pts | +0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +5.8% | +6.0% | 3.1% | 1.9% | +0.6 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 1 year | – | +9.3% | – | 5.1% | – | −5.5 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: JUDO Mar 2026 · SPIN Sep 2024 | +16.1% | +30.3% | 3.8% | 16.0% | not measured | −12.9 pts |
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No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for 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.
SPIN
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.5%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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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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