Which paid more, AIPI or JEPI?

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AIPI paid 31.2% of its starting price in cash and JEPI paid 8.1%, so AIPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, AIPI or JEPI?

With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +25.5% and JEPI returned +9.2% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so AIPI returned more.

Which is cheaper, AIPI or JEPI?

AIPI charges 0.65% a year and JEPI charges 0.35%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.

AIPI vs JEPI

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REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF and JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF, side by side on the income desk.

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AIPI and JEPI on the income desk fields, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AIPI REX AI EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF	JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF
Issuer	REX	JPMorgan
Strategy	covered call	covered call
Benchmark	AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy	S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays	weekly	monthly
Payout rate, annualised	35.0%	7.8%
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year	31.2%	8.1%
Price change, 1 year	−10.2%	+0.8%
Total return, 1 year	+25.5%	+9.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year	+42.9%	+20.0%
Ahead or behind	−17.3 pts	−10.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate	100%	not published
Age	822 days	2297 days

AIPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AIPI paid 31.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +25.5%. AI and technology (AIQ), used as the AI proxy returned +42.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 17.3 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 35.0%, paid weekly. REX estimates that 100% of the distribution paid was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).

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.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, AIPI or JEPI?: Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AIPI paid 31.2% of its starting price in cash and JEPI paid 8.1%, so AIPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, AIPI or JEPI?: With every distribution reinvested, AIPI returned +25.5% and JEPI returned +9.2% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so AIPI returned more.
Which is cheaper, AIPI or JEPI?: AIPI charges 0.65% a year and JEPI charges 0.35%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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