Data as of . Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.
AMZY vs JEPI
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AMZY and JEPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AMZY | Only in JEPI |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 29.93% | AbbVie, Inc. 1.74% |
| TREASURY BILL 28.22% | Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 1.70% |
| TREASURY BILL 27.36% | Johnson & Johnson 1.68% |
| TREASURY BILL 8.79% | Eaton Corp. plc 1.64% |
| TREASURY BILL 5.70% | Trane Technologies plc 1.62% |
| Lam Research Corp. 1.57% | |
| NVIDIA Corp. 1.53% | |
| Apple, Inc. 1.53% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZY | JEPI | AMZY | JEPI | AMZY | JEPI | |
| 3 months | +5.4% | +5.1% | 9.4% | 2.0% | +0.3 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 6 months | +17.3% | +2.7% | 22.8% | 4.1% | −3.9 pts | −12.4 pts |
| 1 year | +6.5% | +9.2% | 34.9% | 8.1% | −3.2 pts | −10.7 pts |
| 3 years | +76.3% | +31.9% | 99.6% | 24.6% | −12.1 pts | −46.0 pts |
| Since launch | +89.6% | +96.0% | 107.2% | 60.9% | −10.6 pts | −89.0 pts |
| AMZY YieldMax(R) AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF | JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Amazon (AMZN) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 29.8% | 7.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 34.9% | 8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −30.9% | +0.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.5% | +9.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +9.7% | +20.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.2 pts | −10.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 62% | not published |
| Age | 1137 days | 2297 days |
AMZY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AMZY paid 34.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. Amazon (AMZN) returned +9.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 29.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 62% of the distribution paid Sep 4, 2026 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, AMZY or JEPI?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, AMZY paid 34.9% of its starting price in cash and JEPI paid 8.1%, so AMZY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, AMZY or JEPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, AMZY returned +6.5% and JEPI returned +9.2% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so JEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, AMZY or JEPI?
- AMZY charges 1.09% a year and JEPI charges 0.35%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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