Data as of .
ISPY vs JEPQ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year JEPQ paid 12.0% of its price in cash against ISPY’s 5.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and JEPQ hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ISPY | JEPQ |
|---|---|---|
| Linde plc | 0.32% | 0.73% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 0.26% | 1.93% |
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.21% | 0.35% |
| NXP Semiconductors NV | 0.11% | 0.54% |
| Only in ISPY | Only in JEPQ |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56% | NVIDIA Corp. 6.68% |
| NVIDIA Corp. 7.07% | Apple, Inc. 5.83% |
| Apple, Inc. 6.31% | Micron Technology, Inc. 5.58% |
| Microsoft Corp. 4.60% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.05% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.64% | Microsoft Corp. 3.90% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.05% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.87% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.92% | Amazon.com, Inc. 3.67% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.42% | Lam Research Corp. 2.89% |
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 | JEPQ | ISPY | JEPQ | ISPY | JEPQ | |
| 3 months | +1.8% | +3.3% | 1.5% | 3.4% | −1.5 pts | +4.1 pts |
| 6 months | +12.8% | +12.6% | 3.5% | 6.6% | −3.2 pts | −8.1 pts |
| 1 year | +14.4% | +18.9% | 5.7% | 12.0% | −3.1 pts | −4.1 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +71.5% | not published | 37.1% | not published | −23.6 pts |
| Since launch | +53.4% | +90.2% | 25.8% | 49.2% | −14.8 pts | −32.5 pts |
| ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.8% | 13.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.7% | 12.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.4% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% | +18.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +17.5% | +23.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.1 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 996 days | 1591 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.
JEPQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, JEPQ paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, ISPY or JEPQ?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, ISPY paid 5.7% of its starting price in cash and JEPQ paid 12.0%, 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, ISPY or JEPQ?
- With every distribution reinvested, ISPY returned +14.4% and JEPQ returned +18.9% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so JEPQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, ISPY or JEPQ?
- ISPY charges 0.56% 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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