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ISPY vs JEPQ
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and JEPQ hold 45% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ISPY | JEPQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 7.07% | 6.68% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.31% | 5.83% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.60% | 3.90% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.64% | 3.67% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.42% | 5.05% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.92% | 2.16% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.91% | 2.38% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.69% | 2.39% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.50% | 5.58% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.16% | 3.87% |
| Intel Corp. | 0.74% | 1.62% |
| Walmart, Inc. | 0.70% | 1.79% |
| Only in ISPY | Only in JEPQ |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 1.38% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.05% | Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. 1.14% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. 1.21% | Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) 1.14% |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.20% | BNP Paribas Issuance BV 1.14% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.11% | Royal Bank of Canada 1.13% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.84% | ASML Holding NV 1.13% |
| Visa, Inc. 0.76% | BNP Paribas Issuance BV 1.13% |
| Johnson & Johnson 0.75% | Royal Bank of Canada 1.13% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISPY | JEPQ | ISPY | JEPQ | ISPY | JEPQ | |
| 3 months | +3.6% | +5.2% | 1.5% | 3.4% | −1.1 pts | +3.1 pts |
| 6 months | +11.8% | +12.2% | 3.5% | 6.6% | −3.3 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 1 year | +16.9% | +20.7% | 5.7% | 12.2% | −3.1 pts | −4.9 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +70.7% | n/a | 36.9% | n/a | −22.8 pts |
| Since launch | +54.6% | +90.5% | 25.8% | 49.2% | −14.8 pts | −33.5 pts |
| ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF | JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 5.8% | 13.7% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.7% | 12.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +10.8% | +7.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.9% | +20.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +20.0% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.1 pts | −4.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 989 days | 1584 days |
ISPY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 5.8%, paid monthly.
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, ISPY or JEPQ?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting price in cash and JEPQ paid 12.2%, so JEPQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, ISPY or JEPQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +16.9% and JEPQ returned +20.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so JEPQ returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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