Data as of .
DRKY vs JEPQ: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and JEPQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and JEPQ hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DRKY | JEPQ |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc | 4.45% | 5.05% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.42% | 3.67% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.07% | 2.39% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | 4.52% | 1.93% |
| Sandisk Corp | 3.51% | 0.88% |
| Only in DRKY | Only in JEPQ |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | NVIDIA Corp. 6.68% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% | Apple, Inc. 5.83% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | Micron Technology, Inc. 5.58% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | Microsoft Corp. 3.90% |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.87% |
| BBB Foods Inc 4.29% | Lam Research Corp. 2.89% |
| CDW Corp/DE 3.92% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.38% |
| Fox Corp 3.89% | Broadcom, Inc. 2.16% |
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 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | JEPQ | DRKY | JEPQ | DRKY | JEPQ | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | +1.6% | 3.8% | 3.3% | +9.6 pts | +4.1 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +15.1% | 8.1% | 6.7% | +7.1 pts | −9.2 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +18.5% | not published | 11.9% | not published | −3.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +73.0% | not published | 37.2% | not published | −25.1 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +91.7% | 14.1% | 49.2% | +9.7 pts | −33.0 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 13.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 11.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | +5.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +18.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | −3.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 345 days | 1598 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $43.0bn |
DRKY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.
JEPQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DRKY or JEPQ?
- DRKY charges 0.95% a year and JEPQ charges 0.35%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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