Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
JEPQ vs VYM: how they differ
Over the year JEPQ returned more, +18.9% against +17.6%, and VYM charges 0.04% against 0.35%.
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and VYM hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JEPQ | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.16% | 8.07% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.34% | 1.52% |
| Texas Instruments, Inc. | 0.85% | 1.07% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 1.12% | 0.82% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 0.67% | 0.91% |
| QUALCOMM, Inc. | 0.59% | 0.80% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 0.41% | 1.57% |
| T-Mobile US, Inc. | 0.53% | 0.39% |
| Comcast Corp. | 0.39% | 0.41% |
| Amgen, Inc. | 0.35% | 0.72% |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | 0.42% | 0.33% |
| Starbucks Corp. | 0.28% | 0.50% |
| Only in JEPQ | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 6.68% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| Apple, Inc. 5.83% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 5.58% | Johnson & Johnson 2.31% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 5.05% | Caterpillar Inc 1.73% |
| Microsoft Corp. 3.90% | Chevron Corp 1.51% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.87% | Bank of America Corp 1.45% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.67% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.45% |
| Lam Research Corp. 2.89% | Home Depot Inc/The 1.37% |
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 dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Income ETF | Core index fund |
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Vanguard |
| What it is | covered call, vs QQQ | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +23.0% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −4.1 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | not an income fund |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.04% |
| Holdings | not filed | 608 |
JEPQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, JEPQ paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, paid monthly.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, JEPQ or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JEPQ returned +18.9% and VYM returned +17.6%, so JEPQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, JEPQ or VYM?
- JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- Are JEPQ and VYM the same kind of fund?
- No. JEPQ is an option-income ETF and VYM 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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