Which paid more, CVRD or JEPQ?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and JEPQ paid 11.9%, so JEPQ 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 JEPQ?

With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +12.7% and JEPQ +10.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, CVRD or JEPQ?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

CVRD vs JEPQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% 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 $42.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

7.7%

CVRD cash paid, 1 year

11.9%

JEPQ cash paid, 1 year

+12.7%

CVRD total return, 1 year

+10.4%

JEPQ 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.

JEPQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.9 pts behind QQQ

JEPQ

+10.4%

QQQ

+12.3%

1.9 pts behind QQQ

JEPQ over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −1.9%, total +10.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

JEPQ

+10.4%

11.9% of it arrived as cash

1.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.9 pts behind QQQ

JEPQ over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −1.9%, total +10.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

JEPQ

+10.4%

1.9 pts behind QQQ

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. JEPQ over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −1.9%, total +10.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPQ costs 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CVRD vs JEPQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	CVRD	JEPQ
Paid and earned
Measure	CVRD	JEPQ
Total return, 1 year	+12.7%	+10.4%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.3%	fell 1.9%
Against its benchmark
Measure	CVRD	JEPQ
Benchmark	its own stocks	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	CVRD	JEPQ
Expense ratio	0.90%	0.35%
Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and JEPQ as of Nov 3, 2026	$32m	$42.1bn
Holdings
Measure	CVRD	JEPQ
Holdings in common	18%

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

IQ Income Score80.5CVRD50JEPQ

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

JEPQ 50

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

18%

By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and JEPQ hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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18% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CVRD JEPQ

Amazon.com Inc 4.03% 3.98%

Microsoft Corp 3.85% 5.61%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.64% 2.70%

Broadcom Inc 3.55% 1.95%

Palo Alto Networks Inc 4.80% 1.28%

PepsiCo Inc 3.05% 0.70%

QUALCOMM Inc 2.02% 0.53%

Synopsys Inc 2.51% 0.53%

T-Mobile US Inc 2.83% 0.51%

Comcast Corp 2.33% 0.40%

Honeywell International Inc 1.47% 0.32%

Adobe Inc 2.82% 0.28%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in CVRD

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.54%

Danaher Corp 4.29%

Agilent Technologies Inc 3.95%

Visa Inc 3.65%

Union Pacific Corp 3.15%

Blackrock Inc 3.01%

American Tower Corp 2.97%

Matador Resources Co 2.96%

Only in JEPQ

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 7.09%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 6.76%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.19%

ALPHABET INC-CL C 4.10%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.31%

TESLA INC COMMON STOCK 2.40%

WALMART INC COMMON STOCK 2.03%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 1.61%

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Side by side

CVRD Madison Covered Call ETF · Covered call on its own stocks, paying quarterly JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF · Writes calls through equity-linked notes (ELNs) on the Nasdaq-100, 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) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.3% 11.3%

Expense ratio 0.90% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.7% 11.9%

Price change, 1 year +4.3% −1.9%

Total return, 1 year +12.7% +10.4%

Benchmark return, 1 year +23.1% +12.3%

Ahead or behind −10.4 pts −1.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 3.2 years 4.5 years

Net assets, CVRD as of Jun 30, 2026 and JEPQ as of Nov 3, 2026 $32m $42.1bn

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 JEPQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	CVRD	JEPQ	CVRD	JEPQ	CVRD	JEPQ
3 months	+5.7%	−0.9%	1.6%	3.0%	−0.8 pts	+2.6 pts
6 months	+5.8%	+2.3%	3.2%	6.2%	−3.8 pts	+2.6 pts
1 year	+12.7%	+10.4%	7.7%	11.9%	−10.4 pts	−1.8 pts
3 years	+26.9%	+66.7%	27.7%	38.3%	not measured	−24.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: CVRD Aug 2023 · JEPQ May 2022	+27.2%	+85.2%	27.8%	51.4%	not measured	−30.6 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.

JEPQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, CVRD or JEPQ?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CVRD paid 7.7% of its starting price in cash and JEPQ paid 11.9%, so JEPQ 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 JEPQ?: With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +12.7% and JEPQ +10.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, CVRD or JEPQ?: CVRD charges 0.90% a year and JEPQ charges 0.35%, so JEPQ 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 ↗

JEPQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JEPQ 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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