Which paid more, CVRD or JEPI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% 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 +12.7% and JEPI +12.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, CVRD or JEPI?

CVRD charges 0.90% a year and JEPI charges 0.35%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

CVRD vs JEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.7%, though CVRD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $32m on Jun 30, 2026 for Madison Covered Call ETF, and $46.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

7.7%

CVRD cash paid, 1 year

8.1%

JEPI cash paid, 1 year

+12.7%

CVRD total return, 1 year

+12.0%

JEPI total return, 1 year

CVRD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD

+12.7%

Own

+23.1%

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+23.1%

CVRD

+12.7%

7.7% of it arrived as cash

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

Total return, distributions reinvested

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+23.1%

CVRD

+12.7%

10.4 pts behind its own stocks

7.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. CVRD over 1 year: paid 7.7%, price +4.3%, total +12.7%, its own stocks +23.1%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

JEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.8 pts behind SPY

JEPI

+12.0%

SPY

+14.8%

2.8 pts behind SPY

JEPI over 1 year: paid 8.1%, price +3.4%, total +12.0%, SPY +14.8%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JEPI

+12.0%

8.1% of it arrived as cash

2.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.8 pts behind SPY

JEPI over 1 year: paid 8.1%, price +3.4%, total +12.0%, SPY +14.8%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JEPI

+12.0%

2.8 pts behind SPY

8.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.1%. JEPI over 1 year: paid 8.1%, price +3.4%, total +12.0%, SPY +14.8%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +23.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPI costs 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CVRD vs JEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	CVRD	JEPI
Paid and earned
Measure	CVRD	JEPI
Total return, 1 year	+12.7%	+12.0%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.3%	rose 3.4%
Against its benchmark
Measure	CVRD	JEPI
Benchmark	its own stocks	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	CVRD	JEPI
Expense ratio	0.90%	0.35%
Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and JEPI as of Nov 3, 2026	$32m	$46.1bn
Holdings
Measure	CVRD	JEPI
Holdings in common	16%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · CVRD scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score80.5CVRD76.9JEPI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

CVRD 80.5

JEPI 76.9

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

16%

By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and JEPI hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

16% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CVRD JEPI

Microsoft Corp 3.85% 1.93%

Visa Inc 3.65% 1.88%

Amazon.com Inc 4.03% 1.81%

NextEra Energy Inc 2.47% 1.81%

Broadcom Inc 3.55% 1.69%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.64% 1.66%

Lowe's Cos Inc 2.97% 1.59%

PepsiCo Inc 3.05% 1.05%

Accenture PLC 2.06% 0.65%

Stryker Corp 1.97% 0.65%

T-Mobile US Inc 2.83% 0.55%

Union Pacific Corp 3.15% 0.32%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in CVRD

Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.80%

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.54%

Danaher Corp 4.29%

Agilent Technologies Inc 3.95%

Blackrock Inc 3.01%

Matador Resources Co 2.96%

Transocean Ltd 2.91%

Adobe Inc 2.82%

Only in JEPI

MASTERCARD INC COMMON 1.99%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 1.86%

3M CO COMMON STOCK USD 1.80%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 1.75%

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 1.73%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.72%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 1.72%

ABBVIE INC COMMON STOCK 1.70%

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Side by side

CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying quarterly JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF · Writes calls through equity-linked notes (ELNs) on the S&P 500, paying monthly

Issuer Madison JPMorgan

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.3% 7.1%

Expense ratio 0.90% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.7% 8.1%

Price change, 1 year +4.3% +3.4%

Total return, 1 year +12.7% +12.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.1% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −10.4 pts −2.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 3.2 years 6.5 years

Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and JEPI as of Nov 3, 2026 $32m $46.1bn

As of Nov 4, 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: CVRD vs JEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	CVRD	JEPI	CVRD	JEPI	CVRD	JEPI
3 months	+5.7%	+3.3%	1.6%	1.8%	−0.8 pts	+3.4 pts
6 months	+5.8%	+7.3%	3.2%	3.9%	−3.8 pts	+2.3 pts
1 year	+12.7%	+12.0%	7.7%	8.1%	−10.4 pts	−2.8 pts
3 years	+26.9%	+37.9%	27.7%	25.2%	not measured	−45.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CVRD Aug 2023 · JEPI May 2020	+27.2%	+102.1%	27.8%	62.2%	not measured	−82.3 pts

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About each fund

CVRD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.7%. CVRD's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned +23.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid quarterly.

JEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, CVRD or JEPI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% 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 +12.7% and JEPI +12.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CVRD or JEPI?: CVRD charges 0.90% a year and JEPI charges 0.35%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

CVRD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CVRD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Madison website ↗

JEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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