Data as of .
JUDO vs TCAL: which paid, and which earned it?
JUDO and TCAL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and TCAL hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JUDO | TCAL |
|---|---|---|
| Visa, Inc. | 1.62% | 1.69% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 5.20% | 1.53% |
| Mastercard, Inc. | 1.64% | 1.50% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 6.00% | 1.50% |
| McDonald's Corp. | 1.32% | 1.70% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.27% | 1.14% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 1.19% | 1.08% |
| Stryker Corp. | 1.03% | 1.50% |
| Danaher Corp. | 1.02% | 2.01% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.75% | 1.01% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 0.99% | 1.12% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.92% | 0.95% |
| Only in JUDO | Only in TCAL |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 8.32% | WATERS CORP 1.97% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 7.49% | VERALTO CORP 1.87% |
| Apple, Inc. 4.88% | WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30% | YUM BRANDS INC 1.72% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.90% | LINDE PLC 1.63% |
| General Electric Co. 1.54% | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 1.60% |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.51% | NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 1.56% |
| Chevron Corp. 1.50% | TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.56% |
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 | TCAL | JUDO | TCAL | JUDO | TCAL | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +4.2% | 1.5% | 3.5% | −0.5 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +5.3% | not published | 6.3% | not published | −12.7 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.0% | not published | 11.4% | not published | −13.5 pts |
| Since launch | +14.7% | +3.9% | 2.6% | 15.2% | −1.8 pts | −32.7 pts |
| JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | TCAL T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Janus Henderson | T. Rowe Price |
| 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% | 9.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.34% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | 11.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.1% | −8.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | +3.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.8 pts | −13.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 177 days | 540 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $276m |
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.
TCAL in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JUDO or TCAL?
- JUDO charges 0.55% a year and TCAL charges 0.34%, so TCAL 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 TCAL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/judo-vs-tcal Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.