Which returned more over the last year, JEPI or QQQ?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JEPI returned +9.2% and QQQ returned +25.6%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, JEPI or QQQ?

JEPI charges 0.35% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are JEPI and QQQ the same kind of fund?

No. JEPI is an option-income ETF and QQQ is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

JEPI vs QQQ

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JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.

JEPI and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust
Where it sits	Income desk	Core fund
Issuer	JPMorgan	Invesco
What it is	covered call, vs SPY	Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM
Total return, 1 year	+9.2%	+25.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−10.7 pts	+5.6 pts
Cash paid, 1 year	8.1%	not an income fund
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.18%
Holdings	n/a	101

JEPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.7 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 7.8%, paid monthly.

QQQ in plain words

QQQ is a index equity fund tracking Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 47.5%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JEPI or QQQ?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JEPI returned +9.2% and QQQ returned +25.6%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, JEPI or QQQ?: JEPI charges 0.35% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are JEPI and QQQ the same kind of fund?: No. JEPI is an option-income ETF and QQQ is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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