Data as of .
JUDO vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
JUDO and YLDE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and YLDE hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JUDO | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. | 7.49% | 3.60% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.32% | 3.03% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 6.00% | 2.67% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.30% | 2.51% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.92% | 2.25% |
| Apple, Inc. | 4.88% | 1.91% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.75% | 1.63% |
| Visa, Inc. | 1.62% | 1.83% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.41% | 1.99% |
| Home Depot, Inc. (The) | 1.34% | 1.39% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 1.22% | 2.00% |
| Texas Instruments, Inc. | 1.15% | 2.28% |
| Only in JUDO | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. 5.20% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. 2.30% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 4.05% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.90% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| Mastercard, Inc. 1.64% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| General Electric Co. 1.54% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) 1.51% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| Chevron Corp. 1.50% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
| AbbVie, Inc. 1.38% | MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.52% |
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 | YLDE | JUDO | YLDE | JUDO | YLDE | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +2.5% | 1.5% | 2.3% | −0.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +8.4% | not published | 4.1% | not published | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +10.5% | not published | 7.6% | not published | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +14.7% | +181.4% | 2.6% | 42.1% | −1.8 pts | −86.6 pts |
| JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Janus Henderson | Franklin |
| 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% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.6% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.1% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.7% (since launch on Mar 25, 2026) | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.8 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 177 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JUDO or YLDE?
- JUDO charges 0.55% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE 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 YLDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/judo-vs-ylde Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.