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

JUDO and XIJN both write options for income.

Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF and FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June.

2.6%JUDO cash paid, 1 year
6.9%XIJN cash paid, 1 year
+14.7%JUDO total return, 1 year
+6.2%XIJN 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
XIJN10.3 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XIJN+6.2%6.9% of it arrived as cash10.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XIJN+6.2%10.3 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and XIJN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in JUDOOnly in XIJN
NVIDIA Corp. 8.32%2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 100.51%
Alphabet, Inc. 7.49%2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 3.76%
Microsoft Corp. 6.00%US Dollar 0.76%
Amazon.com, Inc. 5.20%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.56%
Apple, Inc. 4.88%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.56%
Broadcom, Inc. 3.92%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 0.55%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.30%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/18/2027 0.55%
Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/18/2027 0.55%

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 XIJN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JUDOXIJNJUDOXIJNJUDOXIJN
3 months+1.8%+1.8%1.5%1.1%−0.5 pts−0.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+4.0%not published3.5%not published−14.0 pts
1 yearnot published+6.2%not published6.9%not published−10.3 pts
Since launch+14.7%+16.6%2.6%14.7%−1.8 pts−27.4 pts
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JUDO and XIJN 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
XIJN
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJanus HendersonFirst Trust
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.4%6.7%
Expense ratio0.55%0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)6.9%
Price change, 1 year+12.1%−0.9%
Total return, 1 year+14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026)+6.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−1.8 pts−10.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age177 days816 days
Net assets$7m$53m

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.

XIJN in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JUDO or XIJN?
JUDO charges 0.55% a year and XIJN charges 0.85%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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

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