Data as of .
JEPI vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year YYY paid 12.1% of its price in cash against JEPI’s 8.1%, though JEPI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JEPI scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JEPI and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in JEPI | Only in YYY |
|---|---|
| AbbVie, Inc. 1.74% | abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.61% |
| Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 1.70% | BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.33% |
| Johnson & Johnson 1.68% | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.32% |
| Eaton Corp. plc 1.64% | Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.30% |
| Trane Technologies plc 1.62% | PIMCO High Income Fund 3.04% |
| Lam Research Corp. 1.57% | Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 2.98% |
| Apple, Inc. 1.53% | Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.66% |
| NVIDIA Corp. 1.53% | Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 2.45% |
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 Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEPI | YYY | JEPI | YYY | JEPI | YYY | |
| 3 months | +2.3% | −2.5% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 0.0 pts | −4.8 pts |
| 6 months | +4.6% | +4.7% | 4.3% | 6.5% | −13.5 pts | −13.3 pts |
| 1 year | +7.0% | +3.4% | 8.1% | 12.1% | −9.5 pts | −13.2 pts |
| 3 years | +29.4% | +37.1% | 24.6% | 37.7% | −49.0 pts | −41.3 pts |
| Since launch | +92.6% | +117.8% | 60.9% | 112.4% | −89.9 pts | −519.1 pts |
| JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Amplify |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.9% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 3.23% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.1% | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −1.2% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +7.0% | +3.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −9.5 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 2311 days | 5211 days |
| Net assets | $45.3bn | $702m |
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.
YYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, JEPI or YYY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.1%, so YYY 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 YYY?
- With every distribution reinvested, JEPI returned +7.0% and YYY returned +3.4% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JEPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JEPI or YYY?
- JEPI charges 0.35% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so JEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, JEPI against YYY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/jepi-vs-yyy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.