Which paid more, JEPQ or OCTH?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and OCTH paid 6.5%, 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 OCTH?

With every distribution reinvested, JEPQ returned +10.4% and OCTH +7.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JEPQ or OCTH?

JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and OCTH charges 0.79%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JEPQ vs OCTH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its price in cash against OCTH’s 6.5%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $42.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF, and $16m on Nov 4, 2026 for Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October.

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At a glance

11.9%

JEPQ cash paid, 1 year

6.5%

OCTH cash paid, 1 year

+10.4%

JEPQ total return, 1 year

+7.5%

OCTH total return, 1 year

JEPQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.9 pts behind QQQ

JEPQ

+10.4%

QQQ

+12.3%

1.9 pts behind QQQ

JEPQ over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −1.9%, total +10.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

JEPQ

+10.4%

11.9% of it arrived as cash

1.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.9 pts behind QQQ

JEPQ over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −1.9%, total +10.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

JEPQ

+10.4%

11.9% as cash

1.9 pts behind QQQ

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JEPQ over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −1.9%, total +10.4%, QQQ +12.3%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

OCTH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.3 pts behind SPY

OCTH

+7.5%

SPY

+14.8%

7.3 pts behind SPY

OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price +0.8%, total +7.5%, SPY +14.8%, −7.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTH

+7.5%

6.5% of it arrived as cash

7.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.3 pts behind SPY

OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price +0.8%, total +7.5%, SPY +14.8%, −7.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OCTH

+7.5%

7.3 pts behind SPY

6.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OCTH over 1 year: paid 6.5%, price +0.8%, total +7.5%, SPY +14.8%, −7.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPQ costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points; JEPQ is far larger, $42.6bn against $16m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JEPQ vs OCTH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JEPQ	OCTH
Paid and earned
Measure	JEPQ	OCTH
Total return, 1 year	+10.4%	+7.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 1.9%	rose 0.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		51% of the Oct 2, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JEPQ	OCTH
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	JEPQ	OCTH
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.79%
Net assets	$42.6bn	$16m
Holdings
Measure	JEPQ	OCTH
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score50JEPQ68OCTH

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

JEPQ 50

OCTH 68

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, JEPQ and OCTH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JEPQ OCTH

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JEPQ

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 7.09%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 6.76%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 5.61%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.19%

ALPHABET INC-CL C 4.10%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 3.98%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.31%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.70%

Only in OCTH

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Side by side

JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF · Writes calls through equity-linked notes (ELNs) on the Nasdaq-100, paying monthly OCTH Innovator Premium Income 20 Barrier ETF - October · Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly

Issuer JPMorgan Innovator

Strategy covered call defined income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 11.3% 6.4%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.79%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.9% 6.5%

Price change, 1 year −1.9% +0.8%

Total return, 1 year +10.4% +7.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −1.9 pts −7.3 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 51%

Age 4.5 years 3.1 years

Net assets, JEPQ as of Nov 3, 2026 and OCTH as of Nov 4, 2026 $42.1bn $16m

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: JEPQ vs OCTH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JEPQ	OCTH	JEPQ	OCTH	JEPQ	OCTH
3 months	−0.9%	+1.2%	3.0%	1.6%	+2.6 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+2.3%	+2.9%	6.2%	3.2%	+2.6 pts	−2.2 pts
1 year	+10.4%	+7.5%	11.9%	6.5%	−1.8 pts	−7.3 pts
3 years	+66.7%	+22.0%	38.3%	20.4%	−24.7 pts	−60.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JEPQ May 2022 · OCTH Oct 2023	+85.2%	+23.8%	51.4%	20.7%	−30.6 pts	−62.2 pts

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About each fund

JEPQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.3%, paid monthly.

OCTH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OCTH paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.4%, paid quarterly. Innovator estimates that 51% of the distribution paid Oct 2, 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, JEPQ or OCTH?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and OCTH paid 6.5%, 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 OCTH?: With every distribution reinvested, JEPQ returned +10.4% and OCTH +7.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JEPQ or OCTH?: JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and OCTH charges 0.79%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →S&P 500 (SPY) →JEPQ on its own →OCTH on its own →JEPQ dividend history →JEPQ holdings →OCTH dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JEPQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JEPQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

OCTH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OCTH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

OCTH 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Innovator page for OCTH ↗

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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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