JXX ETF — Janus Henderson Transformational Growth ETF

Janus Henderson Transformational Growth ETF (JXX)

Updated October 16, 2026.

JXX is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.05%, its expense ratio is 0.57%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 16.3% over the past 1.7 years, 12.5 points behind SPY at 28.8%.

Janus Henderson Transformational Growth ETF is an equity ETF that typically holds a concentrated portfolio of twenty to thirty stocks, primarily in larger, well-established companies across various sectors, with up to twenty percent available for foreign securities listed on U.S. exchanges. The fund carries an expense ratio of 0.57% and maintains a very modest distribution rate. This ETF appeals to growth-oriented investors seeking concentrated exposure to established companies rather than income-focused investors.

JXX performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 16.3% over the past 1.7 years, 12.5 points behind SPY at 28.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 3.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 18.0%.

JXX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

50 · Unproven

Issuer

Janus Henderson

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

02/04/2025

Expense ratio

0.57%

Distribution rate

0.05%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Last close

$29.48 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$23,986,747

Average volume

3255.0

Dividend

$0.004

Ex-dividend date

06/30/2025

Beta

1.4344

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.05%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Janus Henderson; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

JXX risks and drawbacks

JXX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 18.0%.

Who may consider JXX — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (JXX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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