Data as of .
JUDO vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
JUDO and SPUT both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and SPUT hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JUDO | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.32% | 3.85% |
| Apple, Inc. | 4.88% | 3.22% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 6.00% | 2.47% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 5.20% | 2.09% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.92% | 1.60% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 7.49% | 1.59% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.75% | 1.10% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.30% | 0.70% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 2.30% | 0.65% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.90% | 0.48% |
| Visa, Inc. | 1.62% | 0.46% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.41% | 0.46% |
| Only in JUDO | Only in SPUT |
|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.51% | TREASURY BILL 49.24% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.84% | |
| Tesla Inc 0.91% | |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 0.54% | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.54% | |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 0.47% | |
| Walmart Inc 0.47% | |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 0.37% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDO | SPUT | JUDO | SPUT | JUDO | SPUT | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +2.4% | 1.5% | 1.1% | −0.5 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +11.5% | not published | 2.5% | not published | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +11.5% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −5.1 pts |
| Since launch | +14.7% | +22.4% | 2.6% | 8.5% | −1.8 pts | −15.6 pts |
| JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Janus Henderson | Innovator |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.4% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.1% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | +11.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.8 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 177 days | 553 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $17m |
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.
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JUDO or SPUT?
- JUDO charges 0.55% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so JUDO 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 SPUT, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/judo-vs-sput Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.