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GOOY vs JEPQ
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, GOOY and JEPQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in GOOY | Only in JEPQ |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 23.75% | NVIDIA Corp. 6.68% |
| TREASURY BILL 22.86% | Apple, Inc. 5.83% |
| TREASURY BILL 21.83% | Micron Technology, Inc. 5.58% |
| TREASURY BILL 20.83% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.05% |
| TREASURY BILL 10.73% | Microsoft Corp. 3.90% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.87% | |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.67% | |
| Lam Research Corp. 2.89% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOY | JEPQ | GOOY | JEPQ | GOOY | JEPQ | |
| 3 months | −7.1% | +5.2% | 7.3% | 3.4% | +0.9 pts | +3.1 pts |
| 6 months | +10.6% | +12.2% | 21.3% | 6.6% | −3.0 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 1 year | +35.5% | +20.7% | 45.5% | 12.2% | −10.7 pts | −4.9 pts |
| 3 years | +79.0% | +70.7% | 81.2% | 36.9% | −72.7 pts | −22.8 pts |
| Since launch | +80.2% | +90.5% | 81.8% | 49.2% | −77.5 pts | −33.5 pts |
| GOOY YieldMax(R) GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF | JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Alphabet (GOOGL) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 28.7% | 13.7% |
| Expense ratio | 1.14% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 45.5% | 12.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −12.9% | +7.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +35.5% | +20.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +46.2% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.7 pts | −4.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 2% | not published |
| Age | 1134 days | 1584 days |
GOOY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, GOOY paid 45.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +35.5%. Alphabet (GOOGL) returned +46.2% 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 28.7%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 2% 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, GOOY or JEPQ?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, GOOY paid 45.5% of its starting price in cash and JEPQ paid 12.2%, so GOOY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, GOOY or JEPQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, GOOY returned +35.5% and JEPQ returned +20.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so GOOY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, GOOY or JEPQ?
- GOOY charges 1.14% a year and JEPQ charges 0.35%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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