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JEPI vs QDTE
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF and Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Roundhill |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 7.8% | 25.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.96% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 37.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.8% | −17.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.2% | +24.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +20.0% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.7 pts | −0.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 2297 days | 911 days |
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.
QDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QDTE paid 37.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 17.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 25.1%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, JEPI or QDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and QDTE paid 37.4%, so QDTE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, JEPI or QDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, JEPI returned +9.2% and QDTE returned +24.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so QDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JEPI or QDTE?
- JEPI charges 0.35% a year and QDTE charges 0.96%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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