JUDO vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
JUDO and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $7m on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
JUDO costs 0.19 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| JUDO | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 | $7m | $67m |
| Benchmark | its own stocks | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Against its benchmark, same days | ahead by 1.1 pts | |
| Price change | rose 1.9% (3 months) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
Not measured
JUDO since launch: paid 3.2%, price +13.0%, total +16.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
JUDO
+16.3%
3.2% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
JUDO since launch: paid 3.2%, price +13.0%, total +16.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
JUDO
+16.3%
3.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JUDO since launch: paid 3.2%, price +13.0%, total +16.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JUDO | VAIE | JUDO | VAIE | JUDO | VAIE |
| 3 months | +3.5% | +2.5% | 1.6% | 4.1% | +1.1 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +9.3% | – | 3.0% | – | not measured | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: JUDO Mar 2026 · VAIE May 2026 | +16.3% | +3.3% | 3.2% | 6.8% | not measured | not measured |
Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →
On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About JUDO
Over the 3 months to Oct 20, 2026, JUDO paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. JUDO's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) returned +2.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly.
About VAIE
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.
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