Which is cheaper, JUDO or XYLD?

JUDO charges 0.55% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JUDO vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

JUDO and XYLD 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 $3.4bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

3.8%

JUDO cash paid, since launch, Mar 25, 2026

10.7%

XYLD cash paid, 1 year

+16.1%

JUDO total return, since launch, Mar 25, 2026

+15.9%

XYLD total return, 1 year

JUDO · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

JUDO

+16.1%

none

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.

XYLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD

+15.9%

SPY

+14.8%

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLD

+15.9%

10.7% of it arrived as cash

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLD

+15.9%

10.7% cash

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

10.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.1%. XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +16.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JUDO costs 0.05 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JUDO vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JUDO	XYLD
Paid and earned
Measure	JUDO	XYLD
Total return, 1 year	not published	+15.9%
Price change	rose 2.7% (6 months)	rose 4.4% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate		93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JUDO	XYLD
Benchmark	its own stocks	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 0.6 pts	ahead by 1.1 pts
Cost and size
Measure	JUDO	XYLD
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.60%
Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and XYLD as of Oct 12, 2026	$7.0m	$3.4bn
Holdings
Measure	JUDO	XYLD
Holdings in common	48%

Method

What they share

48%

By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and XYLD hold 48% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

48% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JUDO XYLD

NVIDIA Corp. 7.84% 7.64%

Microsoft Corp. 6.64% 5.42%

Apple, Inc. 4.38% 7.13%

Amazon.com, Inc. 5.17% 4.18%

Alphabet, Inc. 6.79% 3.28%

Broadcom, Inc. 3.56% 2.90%

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.31% 1.48%

Micron Technology, Inc. 1.99% 1.46%

Johnson & Johnson 1.41% 0.97%

Visa, Inc. 1.70% 0.95%

Meta Platforms, Inc. 0.79% 1.92%

Mastercard, Inc. 1.72% 0.72%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JUDO

Eli Lilly & Co. 2.07%

Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.24%

TJX Cos., Inc. (The) 1.14%

Eaton Corp. plc 1.11%

Trane Technologies plc 0.87%

Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. 0.74%

Medtronic plc 0.62%

Only in XYLD

ALPHABET INC. 2.65%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.47%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.43%

TESLA, INC. 1.38%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1.22%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 1.01%

WALMART INC. 0.77%

INTEL CORPORATION 0.67%

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Side by side

JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Janus Henderson Global X

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark JUDO's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.4% 9.1%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 3.8% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) 10.7%

Price change, 1 year +12.2% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) +4.4%

Total return, 1 year +16.1% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) +15.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available +1.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 93%

Age 224 days 13.4 years

Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and XYLD as of Oct 12, 2026 $7.0m $3.4bn

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

Window by window: JUDO vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JUDO	XYLD	JUDO	XYLD	JUDO	XYLD
3 months	−1.2%	+2.4%	1.6%	2.2%	+0.5 pts	+2.6 pts
6 months	+5.8%	+7.9%	3.1%	5.1%	+0.6 pts	+2.9 pts
1 year	–	+15.9%	–	10.7%	–	+1.1 pts
3 years	–	+48.4%	–	34.0%	–	−34.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JUDO Mar 2026 · XYLD Jun 2013	+16.1%	+194.8%	3.8%	114.5%	not measured	−316.0 pts

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About each fund

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.

XYLD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLD paid 10.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JUDO or XYLD?: JUDO charges 0.55% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →JUDO on its own →XYLD on its own →JUDO dividend history →JUDO holdings →XYLD dividend history →XYLD holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JUDO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JUDO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Janus Henderson website ↗

XYLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XYLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XYLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XYLD ↗

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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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