Data as of .
CVRD vs JEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year JEPI paid 8.1% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JEPI scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and JEPI hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CVRD | JEPI |
|---|---|---|
| NextEra Energy Inc | 2.49% | 1.50% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.06% | 1.48% |
| Visa Inc | 3.68% | 1.42% |
| Lowe's Cos Inc | 2.99% | 1.35% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.57% | 1.33% |
| Microsoft Corp | 3.88% | 1.30% |
| Stryker Corp | 1.99% | 1.23% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.66% | 1.22% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 3.07% | 1.21% |
| Union Pacific Corp | 3.17% | 0.42% |
| Accenture PLC | 2.08% | 0.39% |
| Danaher Corp | 4.32% | 0.39% |
| Only in CVRD | Only in JEPI |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.84% | AbbVie, Inc. 1.74% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58% | Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 1.70% |
| Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98% | Johnson & Johnson 1.68% |
| Blackrock Inc 3.03% | Eaton Corp. plc 1.64% |
| Matador Resources Co 2.98% | Trane Technologies plc 1.62% |
| Transocean Ltd 2.93% | Lam Research Corp. 1.57% |
| T-Mobile US Inc 2.85% | Apple, Inc. 1.53% |
| Adobe Inc 2.84% | NVIDIA Corp. 1.53% |
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 dated Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVRD | JEPI | CVRD | JEPI | CVRD | JEPI | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +2.3% | 1.7% | 2.0% | +1.7 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 6 months | +5.7% | +4.6% | 3.3% | 4.3% | −12.3 pts | −13.5 pts |
| 1 year | +5.6% | +7.0% | 7.4% | 8.1% | −11.0 pts | −9.5 pts |
| 3 years | +19.5% | +29.4% | 25.9% | 24.6% | −58.9 pts | −49.0 pts |
| Since launch | +21.1% | +92.6% | 26.3% | 60.9% | −59.8 pts | −89.9 pts |
| CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly | JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Madison | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.5% | 7.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.92% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.2% | −1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.6% | +7.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.0 pts | −9.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1123 days | 2311 days |
| Net assets | $32m | $45.3bn |
CVRD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly.
JEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, CVRD or JEPI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting price in cash and JEPI paid 8.1%, so JEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, CVRD or JEPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +5.6% and JEPI returned +7.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, CVRD or JEPI?
- CVRD charges 0.92% a year and JEPI charges 0.35%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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