Which paid more, JEPI or WDTE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 27.9%, so WDTE 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 WDTE?

With every distribution reinvested, JEPI returned +12.0% and WDTE +14.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JEPI or WDTE?

JEPI charges 0.35% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JEPI vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDTE paid 27.9% 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 $69m for Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF.

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At a glance

8.1%

JEPI cash paid, 1 year

27.9%

WDTE cash paid, 1 year

+12.0%

JEPI total return, 1 year

+14.1%

WDTE 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.

WDTE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE

+14.1%

SPY

+14.8%

0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

WDTE

+14.1%

27.9% of it arrived as cash

0.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.7 pts behind SPY

WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

WDTE

+14.1%

27.9% as cash

0.7 pts behind SPY

27.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. WDTE over 1 year: paid 27.9%, price −15.9%, total +14.1%, SPY +14.8%, −0.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPI costs 0.68 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points; JEPI is far larger, $46.1bn against $69m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JEPI vs WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JEPI	WDTE
Paid and earned
Measure	JEPI	WDTE
Total return, 1 year	+12.0%	+14.1%
Price change, 1 year	rose 3.4%	fell 15.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JEPI	WDTE
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	JEPI	WDTE
Expense ratio	0.35%	1.03%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$46.1bn	$69m
Holdings
Measure	JEPI	WDTE
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · JEPI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score76.9JEPI35.6WDTE

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

JEPI 76.9

WDTE 35.6

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

By the books each fund has filed, JEPI and WDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JEPI WDTE

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 WDTE

Spx Us 12/18/26 C600 95.18%

Spx 11/05/2026 7710.15 C 0.14%

Spx 11/05/2026 7688.62 C -0.28%

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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 WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF · Option income on SPY, paying weekly

Issuer JPMorgan Defiance

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 7.1% 30.3%

Expense ratio 0.35% 1.03%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.1% 27.9%

Price change, 1 year +3.4% −15.9%

Total return, 1 year +12.0% +14.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −2.8 pts −0.7 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 6.5 years 3.1 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $46.1bn $69m

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 WDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JEPI	WDTE	JEPI	WDTE	JEPI	WDTE
3 months	+3.3%	−0.4%	1.8%	7.3%	+3.4 pts	−0.2 pts
6 months	+7.3%	+4.6%	3.9%	14.4%	+2.3 pts	−0.4 pts
1 year	+12.0%	+14.1%	8.1%	27.9%	−2.8 pts	−0.7 pts
3 years	+37.9%	+50.8%	25.2%	78.5%	−45.1 pts	−32.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JEPI May 2020 · WDTE Sep 2023	+102.1%	+49.2%	62.2%	79.5%	−82.3 pts	−30.4 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.

WDTE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, WDTE paid 27.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.3%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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 WDTE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and WDTE paid 27.9%, so WDTE 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 WDTE?: With every distribution reinvested, JEPI returned +12.0% and WDTE +14.1% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JEPI or WDTE?: JEPI charges 0.35% a year and WDTE charges 1.03%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

JEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

WDTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WDTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

WDTE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Defiance page for WDTE ↗

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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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