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JEPQ vs QQQI
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF and NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF | QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 13.7% | 14.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.2% | 14.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.6% | +3.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.7% | +18.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.9 pts | −6.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 98% |
| Age | 1584 days | 948 days |
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.
QQQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QQQI paid 14.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 14.3%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 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, JEPQ or QQQI?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 12.2% of its starting price in cash and QQQI paid 14.4%, so QQQI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, JEPQ or QQQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, JEPQ returned +20.7% and QQQI returned +18.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so JEPQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JEPQ or QQQI?
- JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and QQQI charges 0.68%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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