Data as of .
JUDO vs XYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
JUDO and XYLD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and XYLD hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JUDO | XYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.32% | 8.24% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 6.00% | 5.61% |
| Apple, Inc. | 4.88% | 7.55% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 5.20% | 3.83% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.92% | 2.62% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.90% | 1.77% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.75% | 2.26% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.30% | 1.43% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 2.30% | 1.42% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.41% | 1.00% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 1.38% | 0.71% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.27% | 0.66% |
| Only in JUDO | Only in XYLD |
|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. 7.49% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.13% |
| Mastercard, Inc. 1.64% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.49% |
| Visa, Inc. 1.62% | TESLA INC 1.58% |
| General Electric Co. 1.54% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.46% |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.51% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.41% |
| Home Depot, Inc. (The) 1.34% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.03% |
| Philip Morris International, Inc. 1.21% | VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 0.97% |
| Amphenol Corp. 1.02% | CASH 0.94% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUDO | XYLD | JUDO | XYLD | JUDO | XYLD | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +4.5% | 1.5% | 2.6% | −0.5 pts | +2.3 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +12.4% | not published | 5.6% | not published | −5.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +17.9% | not published | 11.0% | not published | +1.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +44.5% | not published | 32.5% | not published | −33.9 pts |
| Since launch | +14.7% | +191.5% | 2.6% | 112.9% | −1.8 pts | −315.3 pts |
| JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, 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 | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.4% | 8.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | 11.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.1% | +5.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | +17.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.8 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 177 days | 4834 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $3.4bn |
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.
XYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than 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 these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, JUDO against XYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/judo-vs-xyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.