Data as of .
FTQI vs JEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTQI paid 12.0% of its price in cash against JEPI’s 8.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and JEPI hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTQI | JEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 8.76% | 1.53% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.13% | 1.48% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.92% | 1.33% |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.32% | 1.74% |
| Equinix, Inc. | 0.67% | 0.99% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 1.24% | 0.66% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 5.41% | 0.47% |
| U.S. Bancorp | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.19% | 1.68% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. | 0.05% | 1.35% |
| Only in FTQI | Only in JEPI |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation 6.55% | Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 1.70% |
| US Dollar 5.75% | Eaton Corp. plc 1.64% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% | Trane Technologies plc 1.62% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.75% | Lam Research Corp. 1.57% |
| Tesla, Inc. 2.68% | NVIDIA Corp. 1.53% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% | Ross Stores, Inc. 1.52% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 2.38% | Alphabet, Inc. 1.52% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 2.17% | NextEra Energy, Inc. 1.50% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | JEPI | FTQI | JEPI | FTQI | JEPI | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +2.3% | 2.9% | 2.0% | +6.5 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +4.6% | 6.3% | 4.3% | −5.9 pts | −13.5 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | +7.0% | 12.0% | 8.1% | −0.3 pts | −9.5 pts |
| 3 years | +62.9% | +29.4% | 37.0% | 24.6% | −35.3 pts | −49.0 pts |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +92.6% | 78.8% | 60.9% | −675.0 pts | −89.9 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 7.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 8.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | −1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +7.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −9.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 2311 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $45.3bn |
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, 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, FTQI or JEPI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting price in cash and JEPI paid 8.1%, so FTQI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FTQI or JEPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +21.5% and JEPI returned +7.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTQI or JEPI?
- FTQI 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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