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JEPI vs NVDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, NVDY paid 38.5% of its price in cash against JEPI’s 7.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 26, 2026: $45.8bn for JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF and $1.3bn for YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
7.9%
JEPI cash paid, 1 year
38.5%
NVDY cash paid, 1 year
+7.6%
JEPI total return, 1 year
+15.4%
NVDY total return, 1 year
JEPI · 1 year to Oct 27, 2026 5.9 pts behind SPY
JEPI
+7.6%
SPY
+13.5%

5.9 pts behind SPY

JEPI over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price −0.6%, total +7.6%, SPY +13.5%, −5.9 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

SPY

+13.5%

JEPI

+7.6%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

5.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.9 pts behind SPY

JEPI over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price −0.6%, total +7.6%, SPY +13.5%, −5.9 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

SPY

+13.5%

JEPI

+7.6%

7.9% cash

5.9 pts behind SPY

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JEPI over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price −0.6%, total +7.6%, SPY +13.5%, −5.9 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

Data to Oct 27, 2026.
NVDY · 1 year to Oct 27, 2026 1.3 pts ahead of NVDA
NVDY
+15.4%
NVDA
+14.1%

1.3 pts ahead of NVDA

NVDY over 1 year: paid 38.5%, price −26.8%, total +15.4%, NVDA +14.1%, +1.3 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

NVDA

+14.1%

NVDY

+15.4%

38.5% of it arrived as cash

1.3 pts ahead of NVDA

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.3 pts ahead of NVDA

NVDY over 1 year: paid 38.5%, price −26.8%, total +15.4%, NVDA +14.1%, +1.3 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

NVDA

+14.1%

NVDY

+15.4%

38.5% as cash

1.3 pts ahead of NVDA

38.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. NVDY over 1 year: paid 38.5%, price −26.8%, total +15.4%, NVDA +14.1%, +1.3 pts. Data to Oct 27, 2026.

Data to Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPI costs 0.74 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.8 points; JEPI is far larger, $45.8bn against $1.3bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JEPI vs NVDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJEPINVDY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+7.6%+15.4%
Price change, 1 yearfell 0.6%fell 26.8%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNVIDIA (NVDA)
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%1.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$45.8bn$1.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · NVDY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

JEPI among the 165 income ETFs not writing on a single company

IQ Income Score58.2JEPI79.1NVDY

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 165 income ETFs not writing on a single company and 74 income ETFs writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

JEPI 58.2
0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

NVDY among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company

NVDY 79.1
0.7, the lowest in this set 99.3, the highest

A percentile among the 165 income ETFs not writing on a single company. NVDY is a percentile among the 74 income ETFs writing on a single company, a different set, so the two marks are not on one scale. One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 26, 2026. Method

Risk and return

May 19, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 179 weekly returns
JEPI NVDY
Return
Total return edge NVDY +35.6% +313.3%
Annualized edge NVDY +9.2% +51.0%
Price return edge JEPI +3.6% −45.7%
Risk
Volatility edge JEPI 9.0% 33.3%
Max drawdown edge JEPI −11.5% −32.3%
Downside capture 59.6% 92.4%
Beta 0.57 0.70
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge NVDY 0.52 1.27
Sortino edge NVDY 0.73 1.94
Treynor 0.133 0.606
Calmar edge NVDY 0.80 1.58
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.3% a year −0.4% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.15 −0.06
Information ratio −0.73 −1.07
Tracking error 8.7% 17.5%

Each against its own benchmark: JEPI against SPY, May 29, 2020 to Oct 23, 2026; NVDY against NVDA, May 19, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

NVDY returned more: +313.3% to +35.6%. JEPI swung less: 9.0% to 33.3%. JEPI fell less at its worst: −11.5% to −32.3%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: JEPI vs NVDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJEPINVDYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+35.6%+313.3%NVDYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+9.2%+51.0%NVDYTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+3.6%−45.7%JEPIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility9.0%33.3%JEPISpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation6.4%21.8%JEPILike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−11.5%−32.3%JEPIDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture42.2%50.3%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture59.6%92.4%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.570.70Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.750.89Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.521.27NVDYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.731.94NVDYReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1330.606Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar0.801.58NVDYAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYNVDAThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.3% a year−0.4% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.15−0.06Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−4.4% to +3.8%−12.4% to +11.7%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.73−1.07Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error8.7%17.5%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 179 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JEPI and NVDY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 26, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JEPI NVDY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in JEPI
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 1.98%
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 1.94%
MASTERCARD INC COMMON 1.90%
VISA INC COMMON STOCK 1.82%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 1.81%
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 1.79%
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 1.78%
3M CO COMMON STOCK USD 1.77%
Only in NVDY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 19.29%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 18.34%
NVDA US 11/20/26 C210 6.47%
NVDA US 10/30/26 C220 0.41%
NVDA US 10/30/26 C225 0.17%
2NVDA US 11/20/26 C210.01 FLX 0.08%
NVDA US 10/30/26 C217.5 -0.76%
NVDA US 10/30/26 C215 -0.93%
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Side by side

JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF · Writes calls through equity-linked notes (ELNs) on the S&P 500, paying monthly NVDY YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on NVDA, paying weekly
Strategy covered call synthetic covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) NVIDIA (NVDA)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 7.2% 25.0%
Expense ratio 0.35% 1.09%
Cash paid, 1 year 7.9% 38.5%
Price change, 1 year −0.6% −26.8%
Total return, 1 year +7.6% +15.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +13.5% +14.1%
Ahead or behind −5.9 pts +1.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 6.4 years 3.5 years
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026 $45.8bn $1.3bn

As of Oct 27, 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

Window by window: JEPI vs NVDY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJEPINVDYJEPINVDYJEPINVDY
3 months+1.5%+8.9%1.9%10.1%−2.7 pts−1.9 pts
6 months+4.3%+2.3%4.0%19.5%−4.4 pts−0.2 pts
1 year+7.6%+15.4%7.9%38.5%−5.9 pts+1.3 pts
3 years+40.9%+275.1%26.3%185.7%−53.4 pts−164.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JEPI May 2020 · NVDY May 2023+97.2%+353.5%61.5%208.2%−88.2 pts−311.5 pts

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Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-78642E7A48

JEPI and NVDY are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Income paid. JEPI paid 7.9% and NVDY 38.5% (cash paid over 1 year, as a share of its price at the start), a gap of 30.6 points.
  2. What each is measured against. JEPI is measured against S&P 500 through SPY and NVDY against NVIDIA (NVDA).
  3. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 26, 2026).

Data as of Oct 27, 2026.

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About each fund
JEPI

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, JEPI paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.9 pts. At its price on Oct 27, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, paid monthly.

NVDY

Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, NVDY paid 38.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 26.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.4%. NVIDIA (NVDA) returned +14.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.3 pts. At its price on Oct 27, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.0%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JEPI or NVDY?
Over the year to Oct 27, 2026, JEPI paid 7.9% of its starting price in cash and NVDY paid 38.5%, so NVDY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, JEPI or NVDY?
With every distribution reinvested, JEPI returned +7.6% and NVDY +15.4% over the year to Oct 27, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JEPI or NVDY?
JEPI charges 0.35% a year and NVDY charges 1.09%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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