Data as of .
IQQQ vs JEPQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year JEPQ paid 11.9% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IQQQ and JEPQ hold 68% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | IQQQ | JEPQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 7.54% | 6.68% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.74% | 5.83% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 4.44% | 5.58% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.92% | 3.90% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.27% | 3.67% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.41% | 3.87% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 3.25% | 5.05% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 3.20% | 2.39% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.74% | 2.38% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 3.11% | 2.16% |
| Walmart, Inc. | 2.30% | 1.79% |
| Intel Corp. | 2.33% | 1.62% |
| Only in IQQQ | Only in JEPQ |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60% | Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. 1.14% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.01% | Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) 1.14% |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. 0.42% | BNP Paribas Issuance BV 1.14% |
| Fortinet, Inc. 0.41% | Royal Bank of Canada 1.13% |
| Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 0.36% | BNP Paribas Issuance BV 1.13% |
| Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 0.31% | Royal Bank of Canada 1.13% |
| American Electric Power Co., Inc. 0.28% | Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) 1.12% |
| Cintas Corp. 0.28% | Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. 1.11% |
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 May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQQQ | JEPQ | IQQQ | JEPQ | IQQQ | JEPQ | |
| 3 months | −3.1% | +1.6% | 1.8% | 3.3% | −0.6 pts | +4.1 pts |
| 6 months | +19.1% | +15.1% | 4.2% | 6.7% | −5.1 pts | −9.2 pts |
| 1 year | +17.7% | +18.5% | 6.5% | 11.9% | −4.1 pts | −3.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +73.0% | not published | 37.2% | not published | −25.1 pts |
| Since launch | +51.5% | +91.7% | 24.4% | 49.2% | −13.0 pts | −33.0 pts |
| IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.7% | 13.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.5% | 11.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +10.8% | +5.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.7% | +18.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.1 pts | −3.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 912 days | 1598 days |
| Net assets | $405m | $43.0bn |
IQQQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, 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, IQQQ or JEPQ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting price in cash and JEPQ paid 11.9%, so JEPQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, IQQQ or JEPQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +17.7% and JEPQ returned +18.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JEPQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, IQQQ or JEPQ?
- IQQQ charges 0.97% a year and JEPQ charges 0.35%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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