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JEPI vs OMAH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OMAH paid 14.7% of its price in cash against JEPI’s 8.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $46.1bn for JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF and $1.1bn for VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF.

At a glance
8.1%
JEPI cash paid, 1 year
14.7%
OMAH cash paid, 1 year
+12.0%
JEPI total return, 1 year
+13.5%
OMAH 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.
OMAH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.3 pts behind SPY
OMAH
+13.5%
SPY
+14.8%

1.3 pts behind SPY

OMAH over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −2.4%, total +13.5%, SPY +14.8%, −1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OMAH

+13.5%

14.7% of it arrived as cash

1.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.3 pts behind SPY

OMAH over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −2.4%, total +13.5%, SPY +14.8%, −1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OMAH

+13.5%

14.7% as cash

1.3 pts behind SPY

14.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OMAH over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −2.4%, total +13.5%, SPY +14.8%, −1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPI costs 0.63 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; JEPI is far larger, $46.1bn against $1.1bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JEPI vs OMAH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJEPIOMAH
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+12.0%+13.5%
Price change, 1 yearrose 3.4%fell 2.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.98%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$46.1bn$1.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common5%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · JEPI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score76.9JEPI53OMAH

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

Risk and return

Mar 14, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 85 weekly returns · each against SPY
JEPI OMAH
Return
Total return edge OMAH +15.3% +18.2%
Annualized edge OMAH +9.1% +10.8%
Price return edge JEPI +1.1% −8.0%
Risk
Volatility edge JEPI 9.8% 11.4%
Max drawdown edge JEPI (slight) −8.0% −8.6%
Downside capture 51.5% 50.5%
Beta 0.51 0.54
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge OMAH 0.54 0.61
Sortino edge OMAH 0.70 0.79
Treynor 0.102 0.129
Calmar edge OMAH 1.13 1.26
Against the benchmark
Alpha −3.2% a year −1.9% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.67 −0.30
Information ratio −1.18 −0.89
Tracking error 9.5% 10.6%
Reading

From Mar 2025 to Oct 2026, OMAH returned more: +18.2% to +15.3%. JEPI swung less: 9.8% to 11.4%. JEPI fell slightly less at its worst: −8.0% to −8.6%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: JEPI vs OMAH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJEPIOMAHSPYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+15.3%+18.2%OMAHPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+9.1%+10.8%OMAHTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+1.1%−8.0%JEPIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility9.8%11.4%JEPISpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation7.4%8.8%JEPILike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−8.0%−8.6%JEPI (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture33.5%35.8%100.0%OMAH (slight)Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture51.5%50.5%100.0%TieShare of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.510.541.00JEPI lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.630.511.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.540.61OMAHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.700.79OMAHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1020.1290.164OMAHReturn above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.131.26OMAHAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkSPYSPYSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−3.2% a year−1.9% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.67−0.30Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−12.6% to +6.2%−14.5% to +10.7%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−1.18−0.89OMAHReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error9.5%10.6%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 85 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

5%

By the books each fund has filed, JEPI and OMAH hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JEPI OMAH
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 1.86% 10.43%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 1.67% 3.58%
CHUBB LTD COMMON STOCK 0.64% 4.67%
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 0.52% 5.08%
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 0.28% 6.64%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 0.24% 10.99%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in JEPI
MASTERCARD INC COMMON 1.99%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 1.93%
VISA INC COMMON STOCK USD 1.88%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 1.81%
NEXTERA ENERGY INC 1.81%
3M CO COMMON STOCK USD 1.80%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 1.75%
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 1.73%
Only in OMAH
Kroger Co 5.21%
Sirius XM Holdings Inc 4.97%
VeriSign Inc 4.86%
Moody's Corp 4.72%
DAVITA INC 4.71%
Chevron Corp 4.66%
Kraft Heinz Co 4.40%
Delta Air Lines Inc 4.38%
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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 OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 7.1% 15.0%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 8.1% 14.7%
Price change, 1 year +3.4% −2.4%
Total return, 1 year +12.0% +13.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −2.8 pts −1.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 6.5 years 1.7 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $46.1bn $1.1bn

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 OMAH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJEPIOMAHJEPIOMAHJEPIOMAH
3 months+3.3%+2.5%1.8%3.7%+3.4 pts+2.6 pts
6 months+7.3%+6.2%3.9%7.4%+2.3 pts+1.2 pts
1 year+12.0%+13.5%8.1%14.7%−2.8 pts−1.3 pts
3 years+37.9%–25.2%–−45.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: JEPI May 2020 · OMAH Mar 2025+102.1%+19.2%62.2%23.7%−82.3 pts−14.9 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.

OMAH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OMAH paid 14.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.0%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 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 OMAH?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and OMAH paid 14.7%, so OMAH 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 OMAH?
With every distribution reinvested, JEPI returned +12.0% and OMAH +13.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JEPI or OMAH?
JEPI charges 0.35% a year and OMAH charges 0.98%, 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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