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JEPI vs TSLY
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF and YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | TSLY YieldMax(R) TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Tesla (TSLA) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 7.8% | 48.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 55.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.8% | −41.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.2% | +7.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +20.0% | +4.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.7 pts | +3.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 36% |
| Age | 2297 days | 1381 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.
TSLY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, TSLY paid 55.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 41.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Tesla (TSLA) returned +4.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 48.5%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 36% 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).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, JEPI or TSLY?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and TSLY paid 55.9%, so TSLY 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 TSLY?
- With every distribution reinvested, JEPI returned +9.2% and TSLY returned +7.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so JEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JEPI or TSLY?
- JEPI charges 0.35% a year and TSLY charges 1.07%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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