Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
JEPI vs KIQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
JEPI and KIQQ both write options for income.
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Net assets: $46.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF, and $2.4m on Nov 4, 2026 for KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.
2.8 pts behind SPY
JEPI over 1 year: paid 8.1%, price +3.4%, total +12.0%, SPY +14.8%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
JEPI
+12.0%
8.1% of it arrived as cash
2.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.8 pts behind SPY
JEPI over 1 year: paid 8.1%, price +3.4%, total +12.0%, SPY +14.8%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
JEPI
+12.0%
8.1% cash
2.8 pts behind SPY
8.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JEPI over 1 year: paid 8.1%, price +3.4%, total +12.0%, SPY +14.8%, −2.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.10.4 pts behind QQQ
KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
KIQQ
+0.9%
10.4 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
10.4 pts behind QQQ
KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+11.3%
KIQQ
+0.9%
10.4 pts behind QQQ
6.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. KIQQ since launch: paid 6.9%, price −6.0%, total +0.9%, QQQ +11.3%, −10.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
JEPI costs 0.44 points a year less; JEPI is far larger, $46.8bn against $2.4m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | JEPI | KIQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +12.0% | not published |
| Price change | rose 3.4% (1 year) | fell 6.0% (since Jan 7, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 99% of the Sep 30, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.79% |
| Net assets | $46.8bn | $2.4m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 27% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, JEPI and KIQQ hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
27% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JEPI | KIQQ | JEPI | KIQQ | JEPI | KIQQ |
| 3 months | +3.3% | −3.7% | 1.8% | 1.7% | +3.4 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +7.3% | −4.4% | 3.9% | 3.7% | +2.3 pts | −4.0 pts |
| 1 year | +12.0% | – | 8.1% | – | −2.8 pts | – |
| 3 years | +37.9% | – | 25.2% | – | −45.1 pts | – |
| Since launchNot the same days: JEPI May 2020 · KIQQ Jan 2026 | +102.1% | +0.9% | 62.2% | 6.9% | −82.3 pts | −10.4 pts |
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JEPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
KIQQ
Over the period from its first trade on Jan 7, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, KIQQ paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.5%, paid monthly. KraneShares estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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