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FEPI vs JEPQ
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and JEPQ hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FEPI | JEPQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 7.76% | 6.68% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 8.91% | 5.58% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.14% | 5.83% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.19% | 3.90% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 9.98% | 3.87% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 5.21% | 3.67% |
| TESLA, INC. | 7.47% | 2.39% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 5.14% | 2.38% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 8.05% | 2.16% |
| INTEL CORPORATION | 5.24% | 1.62% |
| NETFLIX, INC. | 5.16% | 1.22% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. | 5.17% | 0.79% |
| Only in FEPI | Only in JEPQ |
|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC. 8.83% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.05% |
| United States of America 2.42% | Lam Research Corp. 2.89% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.93% | |
| Walmart, Inc. 1.79% | |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 1.38% | |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.34% | |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 1.31% | |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.19% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEPI | JEPQ | FEPI | JEPQ | FEPI | JEPQ | |
| 3 months | +2.7% | +5.2% | 6.0% | 3.4% | +0.6 pts | +3.1 pts |
| 6 months | +14.8% | +12.2% | 11.7% | 6.6% | −5.3 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 1 year | +17.8% | +20.7% | 23.2% | 12.2% | −7.8 pts | −4.9 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +70.7% | n/a | 36.9% | n/a | −22.8 pts |
| Since launch | +66.6% | +90.5% | 66.0% | 49.2% | −30.1 pts | −33.5 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF | JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 25.1% | 13.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.2% | 12.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.5% | +7.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.8% | +20.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −7.8 pts | −4.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1059 days | 1584 days |
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, FEPI paid 23.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.8%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 25.1%, paid weekly.
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, FEPI or JEPQ?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, FEPI paid 23.2% of its starting price in cash and JEPQ paid 12.2%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or JEPQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +17.8% and JEPQ returned +20.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so JEPQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or JEPQ?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and JEPQ charges 0.35%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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