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CONY vs JEPQ
YieldMax(R) COIN Option Income Strategy ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| CONY YieldMax(R) COIN Option Income Strategy ETF | JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Coinbase (COIN) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 68.5% | 13.7% |
| Expense ratio | 1.04% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 40.7% | 12.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −70.2% | +7.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | −36.5% | +20.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | −39.8% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +3.3 pts | −4.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 97% | not published |
| Age | 1116 days | 1584 days |
CONY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, CONY paid 40.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 70.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −36.5%. Coinbase (COIN) returned −39.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.3 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 68.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 97% 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).
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.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, CONY or JEPQ?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, CONY paid 40.7% of its starting price in cash and JEPQ paid 12.2%, so CONY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, CONY or JEPQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, CONY returned −36.5% and JEPQ returned +20.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so JEPQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CONY or JEPQ?
- CONY charges 1.04% a year and JEPQ charges 0.35%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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