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JEPQ vs KHPI: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year JEPQ paid 11.9% of its price in cash against KHPI’s 9.1%, and returned more with it reinvested.

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF and Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF.

11.9%JEPQ cash paid, 1 year
9.1%KHPI cash paid, 1 year
+18.5%JEPQ total return, 1 year
+11.0%KHPI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JEPQ scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

JEPQ 64.2KHPI 55.53.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

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

JEPQ3.2 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%JEPQ+18.5%11.9% of it arrived as cash3.2 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%JEPQ+18.5%11.9% cash3.2 pts behind QQQ
KHPI5.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%9.1% of it arrived as cash5.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%5.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and KHPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in JEPQOnly in KHPI
NVIDIA Corp. 6.68%Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%
Apple, Inc. 5.83%
Micron Technology, Inc. 5.58%
Alphabet, Inc. 5.05%
Microsoft Corp. 3.90%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.87%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.67%
Lam Research Corp. 2.89%

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.

Performance, window by window

JEPQ and KHPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JEPQKHPIJEPQKHPIJEPQKHPI
3 months+1.6%+1.9%3.3%2.2%+4.1 pts−0.3 pts
6 months+15.1%+11.3%6.7%4.7%−9.2 pts−6.8 pts
1 year+18.5%+11.0%11.9%9.1%−3.2 pts−5.5 pts
3 years+73.0%not published37.2%not published−25.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+91.7%+24.6%49.2%18.4%−33.0 pts−17.7 pts
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JEPQ and KHPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JEPQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
KHPI
Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJPMorganKensington
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized13.6%9.0%
Expense ratio0.35%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year11.9%9.1%
Price change, 1 year+5.7%+1.5%
Total return, 1 year+18.5%+11.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−3.2 pts−5.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1598 days743 days
Net assets$43.0bn$401m

JEPQ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.6%, paid monthly.

KHPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KHPI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JEPQ or KHPI?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and KHPI paid 9.1%, so JEPQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, JEPQ or KHPI?
With every distribution reinvested, JEPQ returned +18.5% and KHPI returned +11.0% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JEPQ returned more.
Which is cheaper, JEPQ or KHPI?
JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and KHPI charges 0.98%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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JEPQ against KHPI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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