Data as of .
ISPY vs JEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year JEPI paid 8.0% of its price in cash against ISPY’s 5.7%, though ISPY returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: ISPY scores higher
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and JEPI hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ISPY | JEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.21% | 1.64% |
| Accenture plc | 0.16% | 0.39% |
| Chubb Ltd. | 0.16% | 0.38% |
| Trane Technologies plc | 0.14% | 1.62% |
| Medtronic plc | 0.13% | 0.59% |
| NXP Semiconductors NV | 0.11% | 0.51% |
| Aon plc | 0.09% | 0.87% |
| Only in ISPY | Only in JEPI |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56% | AbbVie, Inc. 1.74% |
| NVIDIA Corp. 7.07% | Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 1.70% |
| Apple, Inc. 6.31% | Johnson & Johnson 1.68% |
| Microsoft Corp. 4.60% | Lam Research Corp. 1.57% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.64% | Apple, Inc. 1.53% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.05% | NVIDIA Corp. 1.53% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.92% | Ross Stores, Inc. 1.52% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.42% | Alphabet, Inc. 1.52% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISPY | JEPI | ISPY | JEPI | ISPY | JEPI | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +3.1% | 1.5% | 2.0% | −1.5 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +12.8% | +3.5% | 3.5% | 4.2% | −3.2 pts | −12.5 pts |
| 1 year | +14.4% | +7.2% | 5.7% | 8.0% | −3.1 pts | −10.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +30.3% | not published | 24.6% | not published | −47.6 pts |
| Since launch | +53.4% | +94.0% | 25.8% | 60.9% | −14.8 pts | −88.7 pts |
| ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.8% | 7.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.7% | 8.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.4% | −1.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% | +7.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.1 pts | −10.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 996 days | 2304 days |
ISPY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.8%, paid monthly.
JEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, JEPI paid 8.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.9%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ISPY or JEPI?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting price in cash and JEPI paid 8.0%, so JEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, ISPY or JEPI?
- With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +14.4% and JEPI returned +7.2% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so ISPY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ISPY or JEPI?
- ISPY charges 0.56% 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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