Data as of .
FEPI vs PAPI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FEPI paid 23.4% of its price in cash against PAPI’s 7.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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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, FEPI and PAPI hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FEPI | PAPI |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC. | 8.83% | 0.59% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 5.19% | 0.39% |
| Only in FEPI | Only in PAPI |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 9.98% | Corning, Inc. 1.01% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 8.91% | TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.81% |
| BROADCOM INC. 8.05% | Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.77% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.76% | Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73% |
| TESLA, INC. 7.47% | Royalty Pharma plc 0.73% |
| INTEL CORPORATION 5.24% | Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 5.21% | Avnet, Inc. 0.71% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5.17% | Texas Instruments, Inc. 0.71% |
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 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEPI | PAPI | FEPI | PAPI | FEPI | PAPI | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | +4.7% | 6.0% | 2.0% | +5.4 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +17.2% | +5.6% | 12.8% | 4.0% | −7.1 pts | −12.4 pts |
| 1 year | +15.7% | +12.8% | 23.4% | 7.9% | −6.1 pts | −3.8 pts |
| Since launch | +69.0% | +35.6% | 66.8% | 22.5% | −28.5 pts | −49.6 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | PAPI Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | Parametric |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 24.9% | 7.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.29% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.4% | 7.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.0% | +4.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.7% | +12.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.1 pts | −3.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1073 days | 1065 days |
| Net assets | $713m | $400m |
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.
PAPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PAPI paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FEPI or PAPI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting price in cash and PAPI paid 7.9%, 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 PAPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +15.7% and PAPI returned +12.8% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FEPI or PAPI?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and PAPI charges 0.29%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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