Data as of .
JEPI vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
JEPI and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JEPI and QVOL hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JEPI | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| Apple, Inc. | 1.53% | 2.33% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 1.53% | 8.53% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 1.52% | 4.70% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 1.48% | 7.61% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.57% | 1.47% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 1.33% | 3.42% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 1.30% | 5.05% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.22% | 3.14% |
| Cadence Design Systems, Inc. | 1.30% | 1.13% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 1.11% | 0.82% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 0.66% | 1.90% |
| Texas Instruments, Inc. | 0.61% | 1.15% |
| Only in JEPI | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| AbbVie, Inc. 1.74% | Alphabet Inc 4.69% |
| Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 1.70% | Micron Technology Inc 4.53% |
| Johnson & Johnson 1.68% | Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% |
| Eaton Corp. plc 1.64% | Intel Corp 3.01% |
| Trane Technologies plc 1.62% | ASML Holding NV 2.25% |
| Ross Stores, Inc. 1.52% | Microchip Technology Inc 1.58% |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. 1.50% | Applied Materials Inc 1.52% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.48% | AppLovin Corp 1.43% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEPI | QVOL | JEPI | QVOL | JEPI | QVOL | |
| 3 months | +2.3% | −3.7% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 0.0 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +4.6% | not published | 4.3% | not published | −13.5 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +7.0% | not published | 8.1% | not published | −9.5 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +29.4% | not published | 24.6% | not published | −49.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +92.6% | +4.3% | 60.9% | 4.2% | −89.9 pts | +2.1 pts |
| JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.9% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −1.2% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +7.0% | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.5 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 2311 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $45.3bn | $8m |
JEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.9%, paid monthly.
QVOL in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JEPI or QVOL?
- JEPI charges 0.35% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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