Data as of .
FTQI vs JEPQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year FTQI paid 12.0% of its price in cash against JEPQ’s 11.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and JEPQ hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTQI | JEPQ |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 8.76% | 5.83% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 5.41% | 3.87% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.13% | 3.67% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 2.68% | 2.39% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.38% | 5.58% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | 2.17% | 1.93% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.92% | 2.16% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3.18% | 1.34% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 1.24% | 1.22% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.20% | 1.31% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 1.42% | 1.19% |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.32% | 0.41% |
| Only in FTQI | Only in JEPQ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation 6.55% | NVIDIA Corp. 6.68% |
| US Dollar 5.75% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.05% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.75% | Microsoft Corp. 3.90% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% | Lam Research Corp. 2.89% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 2.06% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.38% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 2.05% | Walmart, Inc. 1.79% |
| Microsoft Corporation 1.41% | Intel Corp. 1.62% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation 1.30% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 1.38% |
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 | JEPQ | FTQI | JEPQ | FTQI | JEPQ | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +1.6% | 2.9% | 3.3% | +6.5 pts | +4.1 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +15.1% | 6.3% | 6.7% | −5.9 pts | −9.2 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | +18.5% | 12.0% | 11.9% | −0.3 pts | −3.2 pts |
| 3 years | +62.9% | +73.0% | 37.0% | 37.2% | −35.3 pts | −25.1 pts |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +91.7% | 78.8% | 49.2% | −675.0 pts | −33.0 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 13.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 11.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | +5.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +18.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −3.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 1598 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $43.0bn |
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.
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 paid more, FTQI or JEPQ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting price in cash and JEPQ paid 11.9%, 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 JEPQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +21.5% and JEPQ returned +18.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTQI or JEPQ?
- FTQI charges 0.75% a year and JEPQ charges 0.35%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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