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JEPI vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its price in cash against OCTJ’s 5.3%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $46.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF, and $15m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October.

JEPI on its own →OCTJ on its own →
At a glance
8.1%
JEPI cash paid, 1 year
5.3%
OCTJ cash paid, 1 year
+12.0%
JEPI total return, 1 year
+5.8%
OCTJ total return, 1 year
JEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.8 pts behind SPY
JEPI
+12.0%
SPY
+14.8%

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.
OCTJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 9 pts behind SPY
OCTJ
+5.8%
SPY
+14.8%

9 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTJ

+5.8%

5.3% of it arrived as cash

9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

9 pts behind SPY

OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTJ

+5.8%

9 pts behind SPY

5.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. OCTJ over 1 year: paid 5.3%, price +0.3%, total +5.8%, SPY +14.8%, −9.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +14.8%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPI costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.2 points; JEPI is far larger, $46.8bn against $15m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JEPI vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJEPIOCTJ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+12.0%+5.8%
Price change, 1 yearrose 3.4%rose 0.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate36% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 2.8 ptsbehind by 9.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.79%
Net assets$46.8bn$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · JEPI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score76.9JEPI65OCTJ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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 →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JEPI and OCTJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JEPI OCTJ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in JEPI
MASTERCARD INC COMMON 1.99%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 1.93%
VISA INC COMMON STOCK USD 1.88%
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 1.86%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 1.81%
NEXTERA ENERGY INC 1.81%
3M CO COMMON STOCK USD 1.80%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 1.75%
Only in OCTJ
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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 OCTJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly
Issuer JPMorgan Innovator
Strategy covered call defined income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly quarterly
Payout rate, annualized 7.1% 5.3%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.1% 5.3%
Price change, 1 year +3.4% +0.3%
Total return, 1 year +12.0% +5.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −2.8 pts −9.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 36%
Age 6.5 years 3.1 years
Net assets, JEPI as of Nov 3, 2026 and OCTJ as of Nov 4, 2026 $46.1bn $15m

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

Window by window: JEPI vs OCTJ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJEPIOCTJJEPIOCTJJEPIOCTJ
3 months+3.3%+1.0%1.8%1.3%+3.4 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+7.3%+2.4%3.9%2.6%+2.3 pts−2.7 pts
1 year+12.0%+5.8%8.1%5.3%−2.8 pts−9.0 pts
3 years+37.9%+18.1%25.2%17.0%−45.1 pts−64.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JEPI May 2020 · OCTJ Oct 2023+102.1%+19.6%62.2%17.2%−82.3 pts−66.5 pts

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About each fund
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.

OCTJ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 36% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JEPI or OCTJ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and OCTJ paid 5.3%, 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, JEPI or OCTJ?
With every distribution reinvested, JEPI returned +12.0% and OCTJ +5.8% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JEPI or OCTJ?
JEPI charges 0.35% a year and OCTJ charges 0.79%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
S&P 500 (SPY) →JEPI on its own →OCTJ on its own →JEPI dividend history →JEPI holdings →OCTJ dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
JEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
JPMorgan website ↗
OCTJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
OCTJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
OCTJ 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Innovator page for OCTJ ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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