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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JUDO vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

JUDO and YLDE 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 $186m on Nov 3, 2026 for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

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At a glance

3.8%

JUDO cash paid, since launch, Mar 25, 2026

7.9%

YLDE cash paid, 1 year

+16.1%

JUDO total return, since launch, Mar 25, 2026

+19.0%

YLDE 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.

YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE

+19.0%

IWV

+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.07 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JUDO vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JUDO	YLDE
Paid and earned
Measure	JUDO	YLDE
Total return, 1 year	not published	+19.0%
Price change	rose 2.7% (6 months)	rose 10.5% (1 year)
Against its benchmark
Measure	JUDO	YLDE
Benchmark	its own stocks	iShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 0.6 pts	ahead by 4.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	JUDO	YLDE
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.48%
Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026	$7.0m	$186m
Holdings
Measure	JUDO	YLDE
Holdings in common	26%

Method

What they share

26%

By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and YLDE hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

26% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JUDO YLDE

Alphabet, Inc. 6.79% 3.52%

NVIDIA Corp. 7.84% 2.97%

Microsoft Corp. 6.64% 2.61%

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.31% 2.46%

Broadcom, Inc. 3.56% 2.21%

Apple, Inc. 4.38% 1.86%

Visa, Inc. 1.70% 1.79%

Johnson & Johnson 1.41% 1.94%

Home Depot, Inc. (The) 1.49% 1.36%

Coca-Cola Co. (The) 1.35% 1.96%

Union Pacific Corp. 0.91% 2.40%

Texas Instruments, Inc. 0.85% 2.23%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JUDO

Amazon.com, Inc. 5.17%

Eli Lilly & Co. 2.07%

Micron Technology, Inc. 1.99%

Mastercard, Inc. 1.72%

General Electric Co. 1.69%

Applied Materials, Inc. 1.56%

Target Corp. 1.51%

American Express Co. 1.49%

Only in YLDE

WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.96%

NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%

APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%

UNILEVER PLC 2.58%

PUBLIC STORAGE 2.53%

MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.47%

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Side by side

JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly

Issuer Janus Henderson Franklin

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) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.4% 6.3%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.48%

Cash paid, 1 year 3.8% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) 7.9%

Price change, 1 year +12.2% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) +10.5%

Total return, 1 year +16.1% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) +19.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available +4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 67%

Age 224 days 9.5 years

Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.0m $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JUDO	YLDE	JUDO	YLDE	JUDO	YLDE
3 months	−1.2%	+3.2%	1.6%	1.6%	+0.5 pts	+3.6 pts
6 months	+5.8%	+8.6%	3.1%	4.0%	+0.6 pts	+3.7 pts
1 year	–	+19.0%	–	7.9%	–	+4.2 pts
3 years	–	+61.5%	–	18.0%	–	−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JUDO Mar 2026 · YLDE May 2017	+16.1%	+197.5%	3.8%	44.5%	not measured	−52.9 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 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 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 to next

iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →JUDO on its own →YLDE on its own →JUDO dividend history →JUDO holdings →YLDE dividend history →YLDE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JUDO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JUDO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Janus Henderson website ↗

YLDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YLDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YLDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Franklin website ↗

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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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