Data as of .
FEPI vs JOYT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FEPI paid 23.4% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.7% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JOYT scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and JOYT hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FEPI | JOYT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 7.76% | 8.64% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 8.83% | 5.94% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.19% | 5.68% |
| APPLE INC. | 5.14% | 6.51% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 5.21% | 4.78% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 8.05% | 2.98% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 5.14% | 2.73% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 8.91% | 1.78% |
| TESLA, INC. | 7.47% | 1.45% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. | 9.98% | 0.52% |
| NETFLIX, INC. | 5.16% | 0.31% |
| ORACLE CORPORATION | 5.16% | 0.28% |
| Only in FEPI | Only in JOYT |
|---|---|
| United States of America 2.42% | Wells Fargo & Co. 2.22% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.91% | |
| Mastercard, Inc. 1.59% | |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.37% | |
| Bank of America Corp. 1.28% | |
| AbbVie, Inc. 1.27% | |
| CSX Corp. 1.19% | |
| Eli Lilly & Co. 1.18% |
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 Apr 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEPI | JOYT | FEPI | JOYT | FEPI | JOYT | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | +3.8% | 6.0% | 0.2% | +5.4 pts | +1.5 pts |
| 6 months | +17.2% | +11.9% | 12.8% | 0.4% | −7.1 pts | −6.1 pts |
| 1 year | +15.7% | +15.9% | 23.4% | 0.7% | −6.1 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +69.0% | +19.6% | 66.8% | 0.7% | −28.5 pts | −1.1 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | weekly | quarterly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 24.9% | 0.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.4% | 0.7% |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.0% | +15.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.7% | +15.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.1 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1073 days | 395 days |
| Net assets | $713m | $108m |
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FEPI or JOYT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting price in cash and JOYT paid 0.7%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or JOYT?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +15.7% and JOYT returned +15.9% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JOYT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or JOYT?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and JOYT charges 0.35%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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