Data as of .
FTHI vs JEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTHI paid 8.9% of its price in cash against JEPI’s 8.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FTHI scores higher
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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, FTHI and JEPI hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTHI | JEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 7.75% | 1.53% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.53% | 1.48% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 2.01% | 1.33% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 1.11% | 1.68% |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.04% | 1.74% |
| Walmart Inc. | 0.65% | 0.92% |
| Equinix, Inc. | 0.51% | 0.99% |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. | 0.51% | 0.59% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. | 0.44% | 1.52% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 0.43% | 1.35% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 0.42% | 0.47% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 0.40% | 0.81% |
| Only in FTHI | Only in JEPI |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation 6.90% | Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 1.70% |
| US Dollar 5.90% | Eaton Corp. plc 1.64% |
| Microsoft Corporation 2.94% | Trane Technologies plc 1.62% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.67% | Lam Research Corp. 1.57% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 2.52% | NVIDIA Corp. 1.53% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 2.41% | Alphabet, Inc. 1.52% |
| Bank of America Corporation 2.22% | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.48% |
| ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.17% | EOG Resources, Inc. 1.46% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTHI | JEPI | FTHI | JEPI | FTHI | JEPI | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +2.3% | 2.2% | 2.0% | −0.6 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 6 months | +9.8% | +4.6% | 4.6% | 4.3% | −8.2 pts | −13.5 pts |
| 1 year | +9.7% | +7.0% | 8.9% | 8.1% | −6.9 pts | −9.5 pts |
| 3 years | +47.9% | +29.4% | 28.9% | 24.6% | −30.5 pts | −49.0 pts |
| Since launch | +156.3% | +92.6% | 82.6% | 60.9% | −257.8 pts | −89.9 pts |
| FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.0% | 7.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.3% | −1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.7% | +7.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.9 pts | −9.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 2311 days |
| Net assets | $2.5bn | $45.3bn |
FTHI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.
JEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, FTHI or JEPI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and JEPI paid 8.1%, so FTHI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FTHI or JEPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTHI returned +9.7% and JEPI returned +7.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTHI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTHI or JEPI?
- FTHI charges 0.75% a year and JEPI charges 0.35%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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