Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
JEPQ vs SCHD
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and SCHD hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JEPQ | SCHD |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Instruments, Inc. | 0.85% | 5.92% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 0.67% | 3.45% |
| QUALCOMM, Inc. | 0.59% | 6.75% |
| Comcast Corp. | 0.39% | 2.25% |
| Amgen, Inc. | 0.35% | 3.48% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 0.20% | 2.94% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 0.18% | 3.96% |
| UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 0.16% | 5.10% |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. | 0.06% | 1.99% |
| Only in JEPQ | Only in SCHD |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 6.68% | Merck & Co Inc 3.87% |
| Apple, Inc. 5.83% | Chevron Corp 3.84% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 5.58% | Verizon Communications Inc 3.66% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 5.05% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55% |
| Microsoft Corp. 3.90% | ConocoPhillips 3.52% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.87% | Home Depot Inc/The 3.37% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.67% | Abbott Laboratories 2.97% |
| Lam Research Corp. 2.89% | Altria Group Inc 2.94% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Income desk | Core fund |
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Schwab |
| What it is | covered call, vs QQQ | US dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.7% | +30.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +25.6% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −4.9 pts | +10.3 pts |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.2% | not an income fund |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.06% |
| Holdings | n/a | 99 |
JEPQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 12.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 13.7%, paid monthly.
SCHD in plain words
SCHD is a index equity fund tracking US dividend. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +30.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, JEPQ or SCHD?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JEPQ returned +20.7% and SCHD returned +30.3%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, JEPQ or SCHD?
- JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- Are JEPQ and SCHD the same kind of fund?
- No. JEPQ is an option-income ETF and SCHD 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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