Which is cheaper, JEPI or YSPC?

JEPI charges 0.35% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JEPI vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

JEPI and YSPC both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $46.1bn for JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF and $42m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

8.1%

JEPI cash paid, 1 year

16.7%

YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

+12.0%

JEPI total return, 1 year

−2.1%

YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

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%

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.

YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC

−2.1%

SPCX

+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPI costs 0.66 points a year less; JEPI is far larger, $46.1bn against $42m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JEPI vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JEPI	YSPC
Paid and earned
Measure	JEPI	YSPC
Total return, 1 year	+12.0%	not published
Price change	rose 3.4% (1 year)	fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	JEPI	YSPC
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	JEPI	YSPC
Expense ratio	0.35%	1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$46.1bn	$42m
Holdings
Measure	JEPI	YSPC
Holdings in common	0%

Method

Risk and return

Jul 24, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 14 weekly returns

JEPI YSPC

Return

Total return edge YSPC +3.3% +10.7%

Price return edge JEPI +1.3% −7.5%

Risk

Max drawdown edge JEPI −2.4% −13.9%

Reading

From Jul 2026 to Oct 2026, YSPC returned more: +10.7% to +3.3%. JEPI fell less at its worst: −2.4% to −13.9%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: JEPI vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JEPI	YSPC	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+3.3%	+10.7%	YSPC	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return	+1.3%	−7.5%	JEPI	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown	−2.4%	−13.9%	JEPI	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 14 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, JEPI and YSPC 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 YSPC

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 YSPC

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%

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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 YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly

Issuer JPMorgan YieldMax

Strategy covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 7.1% 60.1%

Expense ratio 0.35% 1.01%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.1% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +3.4% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +12.0% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Ahead or behind −2.8 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 6.5 years 112 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $46.1bn $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JEPI	YSPC	JEPI	YSPC	JEPI	YSPC
3 months	+3.3%	+11.7%	1.8%	18.2%	+3.4 pts	−13.8 pts
6 months	+7.3%	–	3.9%	–	+2.3 pts	–
1 year	+12.0%	–	8.1%	–	−2.8 pts	–
3 years	+37.9%	–	25.2%	–	−45.1 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: JEPI May 2020 · YSPC Jul 2026	+102.1%	−2.1%	62.2%	16.7%	−82.3 pts	−2.5 pts

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Client brief

No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for YSPC.

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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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JEPI or YSPC?: JEPI charges 0.35% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, 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 ↗

YSPC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YSPC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YSPC 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YSPC ↗

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How this is computed

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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