Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
JEPQ vs VOO
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and VOO hold 48% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JEPQ | VOO |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.68% | 7.53% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.83% | 6.61% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.90% | 4.31% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.67% | 3.63% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.05% | 2.60% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.16% | 2.78% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 5.58% | 2.02% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.38% | 1.92% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 2.39% | 1.84% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.87% | 1.47% |
| Intel Corp. | 1.62% | 1.03% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.31% | 0.89% |
| Only in JEPQ | Only in VOO |
|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.93% | Alphabet Inc 3.26% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. 1.14% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.48% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) 1.14% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.43% |
| BNP Paribas Issuance BV 1.14% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.26% |
| Royal Bank of Canada 1.13% | Johnson & Johnson 0.95% |
| ASML Holding NV 1.13% | Exxon Mobil Corp 0.88% |
| BNP Paribas Issuance BV 1.13% | Visa Inc 0.87% |
| Royal Bank of Canada 1.13% | Caterpillar Inc 0.76% |
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.
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Income desk | Core fund |
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Vanguard |
| What it is | covered call, vs QQQ | S&P 500 |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.7% | +20.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +25.6% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −4.9 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.2% | not an income fund |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.03% |
| Holdings | n/a | 506 |
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.
VOO in plain words
VOO is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, JEPQ or VOO?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JEPQ returned +20.7% and VOO returned +20.1%, so JEPQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, JEPQ or VOO?
- JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- Are JEPQ and VOO the same kind of fund?
- No. JEPQ is an option-income ETF and VOO 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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