Which is cheaper, JUDO or YMAG?

JUDO charges 0.55% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JUDO vs YMAG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

JUDO and YMAG 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 $268m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs.

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At a glance

3.8%

JUDO cash paid, since launch, Mar 25, 2026

33.4%

YMAG cash paid, 1 year

+16.1%

JUDO total return, since launch, Mar 25, 2026

+5.8%

YMAG 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.

YMAG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings

YMAG

+5.8%

Own

+4.6%

1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings

YMAG over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −29.4%, total +5.8%, its own holdings +4.6%, +1.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+4.6%

YMAG

+5.8%

33.4% of it arrived as cash

1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings

YMAG over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −29.4%, total +5.8%, its own holdings +4.6%, +1.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own holdings

+4.6%

YMAG

+5.8%

1.2 pts ahead of its own holdings

33.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YMAG over 1 year: paid 33.4%, price −29.4%, total +5.8%, its own holdings +4.6%, +1.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JUDO costs 0.79 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JUDO vs YMAG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JUDO	YMAG
Paid and earned
Measure	JUDO	YMAG
Total return, 1 year	not published	+5.8%
Price change	rose 2.7% (6 months)	fell 29.4% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate		11% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JUDO	YMAG
Benchmark	its own stocks	its own holdings
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 0.6 pts	ahead by 1.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	JUDO	YMAG
Expense ratio	0.55%	1.34%
Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and YMAG as of Nov 3, 2026	$7.0m	$268m
Holdings
Measure	JUDO	YMAG
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, JUDO and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JUDO YMAG

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JUDO

NVIDIA Corp. 7.84%

Alphabet, Inc. 6.79%

Microsoft Corp. 6.64%

Amazon.com, Inc. 5.17%

Apple, Inc. 4.38%

Broadcom, Inc. 3.56%

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.31%

Eli Lilly & Co. 2.07%

Only in YMAG

YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 15.10%

YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 15.04%

YieldMax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.92%

YieldMax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.83%

YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 13.66%

YieldMax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.26%

YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF 12.23%

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Side by side

JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly YMAG YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs · Synthetic covered call on its own holdings, paying weekly

Issuer Janus Henderson YieldMax

Strategy covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark JUDO's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) YMAG's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 6.4% 31.4%

Expense ratio 0.55% 1.34%

Cash paid, 1 year 3.8% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) 33.4%

Price change, 1 year +12.2% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) −29.4%

Total return, 1 year +16.1% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) +5.8%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +4.6%

Ahead or behind not available +1.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 11%

Age 224 days 2.8 years

Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and YMAG as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.0m $268m

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 YMAG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JUDO	YMAG	JUDO	YMAG	JUDO	YMAG
3 months	−1.2%	+3.3%	1.6%	9.1%	+0.5 pts	+0.3 pts
6 months	+5.8%	+1.9%	3.1%	18.1%	+0.6 pts	−0.2 pts
1 year	–	+5.8%	–	33.4%	–	+1.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JUDO Mar 2026 · YMAG Jan 2024	+16.1%	+70.3%	3.8%	91.7%	not measured	not measured

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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.

YMAG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YMAG paid 33.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 29.4%. YMAG's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned +4.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 31.4%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 11% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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 YMAG?: JUDO charges 0.55% a year and YMAG charges 1.34%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →JUDO on its own →YMAG on its own →JUDO dividend history →JUDO holdings →YMAG dividend history →YMAG holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JUDO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JUDO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Janus Henderson website ↗

YMAG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YMAG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YMAG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YMAG ↗

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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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