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JUDO vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $7.0m on Jul 31, 2026 for Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF, and $15m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
3.8%
JUDO cash paid, since launch, Mar 25, 2026
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+16.1%
JUDO total return, since launch, Mar 25, 2026
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
JUDO · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
Not measuredJUDO 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% cashTotal return, distributions reinvestedNot measuredJUDO since launch: paid 3.8%, price +12.2%, total +16.1%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.JUDO+16.1%

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.
YQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ
21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%26.8% as cash21.1 pts ahead of short QQQTotal return, distributions reinvested21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ

YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JUDO costs 0.56 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JUDO vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJUDOYQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+6.6%
Price changerose 2.7% (6 months)fell 21.3% (1 year)
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own stocksNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 0.6 ptsahead by 21.1 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%1.11%
Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and YQQQ as of Nov 3, 2026$7.0m$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JUDO YQQQ
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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 YQQQ
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.15%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 12.48%
QQQ 12/18/2026 750.02 P 8.12%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P685 0.09%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P665 0.03%
QQQ US 12/18/26 C915 0.01%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P682 -0.23%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P704 -0.41%
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Side by side

JUDO Janus Henderson U.S. Equity Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly
Strategy covered call short option income
Benchmark JUDO's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jul 31, 2026) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 6.4% 22.7%
Expense ratio 0.55% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 3.8% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) 26.8%
Price change, 1 year +12.2% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) −21.3%
Total return, 1 year +16.1% (since launch, Mar 25, 2026) +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published −14.5%
Ahead or behind not available +21.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 224 days 2.2 years
Net assets, JUDO as of Jul 31, 2026 and YQQQ as of Nov 3, 2026 $7.0m $15m

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 YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJUDOYQQQJUDOYQQQJUDOYQQQ
3 months−1.2%+10.7%1.6%10.6%+0.5 pts+8.0 pts
6 months+5.8%+9.0%3.1%15.9%+0.6 pts+11.1 pts
1 year–+6.6%–26.8%–+21.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JUDO Mar 2026 · YQQQ Aug 2024+16.1%−10.1%3.8%40.8%not measured+28.7 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.

YQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 21.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.7%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JUDO or YQQQ?
JUDO charges 0.55% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so JUDO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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