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AMZY vs JEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, AMZY paid 34.6% of its price in cash against JEPI’s 7.9% and the two finished level on total return.

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Net assets on Oct 26, 2026: $218m for YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF and $45.8bn for JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF.

At a glance
34.6%
AMZY cash paid, 1 year
7.9%
JEPI cash paid, 1 year
+7.4%
AMZY total return, 1 year
+7.6%
JEPI total return, 1 year
AMZY · 1 year to Oct 27, 2026 4.1 pts behind AMZN
AMZY
+7.4%
AMZN
+11.5%

4.1 pts behind AMZN

AMZY over 1 year: paid 34.6%, price −28.8%, total +7.4%, AMZN +11.5%, −4.1 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

AMZN

+11.5%

AMZY

+7.4%

34.6% of it arrived as cash

4.1 pts behind AMZN

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.1 pts behind AMZN

AMZY over 1 year: paid 34.6%, price −28.8%, total +7.4%, AMZN +11.5%, −4.1 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

AMZN

+11.5%

AMZY

+7.4%

34.6% cash

4.1 pts behind AMZN

34.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. AMZY over 1 year: paid 34.6%, price −28.8%, total +7.4%, AMZN +11.5%, −4.1 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

Data to Oct 27, 2026.
JEPI · 1 year to Oct 27, 2026 5.9 pts behind SPY
JEPI
+7.6%
SPY
+13.5%

5.9 pts behind SPY

JEPI over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price −0.6%, total +7.6%, SPY +13.5%, −5.9 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

SPY

+13.5%

JEPI

+7.6%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

5.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.9 pts behind SPY

JEPI over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price −0.6%, total +7.6%, SPY +13.5%, −5.9 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

SPY

+13.5%

JEPI

+7.6%

7.9% cash

5.9 pts behind SPY

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. JEPI over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price −0.6%, total +7.6%, SPY +13.5%, −5.9 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

Data to Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPI costs 0.74 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; JEPI is far larger, $45.8bn against $218m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AMZY vs JEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAMZYJEPI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.4%+7.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 28.8%fell 0.6%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkAmazon (AMZN)S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.09%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$218m$45.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · AMZY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

AMZY among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company

IQ Income Score68.2AMZY58.2JEPI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 74 income ETFs writing on a single company and 165 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

AMZY 68.2
0.7, the lowest in this set 99.3, the highest

JEPI among the 165 income ETFs not writing on a single company

JEPI 58.2
0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

A percentile among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. JEPI is a percentile among the 165 income ETFs not writing on a single company, a different set, so the two marks are not on one scale. One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 26, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Aug 4, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 168 weekly returns
AMZY JEPI
Return
Total return edge AMZY +69.9% +32.5%
Annualized edge AMZY +17.8% +9.1%
Price return edge JEPI −54.0% +3.1%
Risk
Volatility edge JEPI 24.5% 9.1%
Max drawdown edge JEPI −22.2% −11.5%
Downside capture 89.4% 59.6%
Beta 0.79 0.57
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge AMZY 0.61 0.51
Sortino edge AMZY 0.89 0.70
Treynor 0.189 0.133
Calmar edge Tie 0.80 0.79
Against the benchmark
Alpha +0.8% a year −0.3% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.28 −0.15
Information ratio −0.36 −0.73
Tracking error 8.1% 8.7%

Each against its own benchmark: AMZY against AMZN, Aug 4, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026; JEPI against SPY, May 29, 2020 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

AMZY returned more: +69.9% to +32.5%. JEPI swung less: 9.1% to 24.5%. JEPI fell less at its worst: −11.5% to −22.2%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: AMZY vs JEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureAMZYJEPIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+69.9%+32.5%AMZYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+17.8%+9.1%AMZYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−54.0%+3.1%JEPIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility24.5%9.1%JEPISpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation16.7%6.6%JEPILike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−22.2%−11.5%JEPIDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture67.2%42.2%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture89.4%59.6%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.790.57Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.960.75Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.610.51AMZYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.890.70AMZYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1890.133Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.800.79TieAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkAMZNSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+0.8% a year−0.3% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.28−0.15Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−4.7% to +6.3%−4.4% to +3.8%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.36−0.73Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error8.1%8.7%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 168 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, AMZY and JEPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 26, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AMZY JEPI
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AMZY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 30.34%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 12.04%
AMZN US 11/20/26 C255 4.18%
AMZN US 10/30/26 C265 0.88%
AMZN US 10/30/26 C262.5 0.82%
AMZN US 10/30/26 C252.5 -1.47%
AMZN US 10/30/26 C255 -1.63%
2AMZN US 11/20/26 P255.01 FLX -6.32%
Only in JEPI
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 1.98%
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 1.94%
MASTERCARD INC COMMON 1.90%
VISA INC COMMON STOCK 1.82%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 1.81%
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 1.79%
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 1.78%
3M CO COMMON STOCK USD 1.77%
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Side by side

AMZY YieldMax AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on AMZN, paying weekly JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF · Writes calls through equity-linked notes (ELNs) on the S&P 500, paying monthly
Strategy synthetic covered call covered call
Benchmark Amazon (AMZN) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 26.7% 7.2%
Expense ratio 1.09% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 34.6% 7.9%
Price change, 1 year −28.8% −0.6%
Total return, 1 year +7.4% +7.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +11.5% +13.5%
Ahead or behind −4.1 pts −5.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 3.3 years 6.4 years
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026 $218m $45.8bn

As of Oct 27, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: AMZY vs JEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowAMZYJEPIAMZYJEPIAMZYJEPI
3 months+10.3%+1.5%9.4%1.9%+0.7 pts−2.7 pts
6 months+0.4%+4.3%18.2%4.0%+2.9 pts−4.4 pts
1 year+7.4%+7.6%34.6%7.9%−4.1 pts−5.9 pts
3 years+79.7%+40.9%104.5%26.3%−18.4 pts−53.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: AMZY Jul 2023 · JEPI May 2020+87.9%+97.2%109.0%61.5%−8.1 pts−88.2 pts

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Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-9E1C03C5A8

AMZY and JEPI are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Income paid. AMZY paid 34.6% and JEPI 7.9% (cash paid over 1 year, as a share of its price at the start), a gap of 26.7 points.
  2. What each is measured against. AMZY is measured against Amazon (AMZN) and JEPI against S&P 500 through SPY.
  3. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 26, 2026).

Data as of Oct 27, 2026.

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About each fund
AMZY

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, AMZY paid 34.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.4%. Amazon (AMZN) returned +11.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Oct 27, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 26.7%, paid weekly.

JEPI

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, JEPI paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.9 pts. At its price on Oct 27, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, AMZY or JEPI?
Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, AMZY paid 34.6% of its starting price in cash and JEPI paid 7.9%, so AMZY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, AMZY or JEPI?
With every distribution reinvested, AMZY returned +7.4% and JEPI +7.6% over the year to Oct 27, 2026.
Which is cheaper, AMZY or JEPI?
AMZY charges 1.09% a year and JEPI charges 0.35%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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