Data as of .
JEPQ vs OCTJ: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year JEPQ paid 11.9% of its price in cash against OCTJ’s 5.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JEPQ 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, JEPQ and OCTJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in JEPQ | Only in OCTJ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 6.68% | TREASURY BILL 98.69% |
| Apple, Inc. 5.83% | TREASURY BILL 1.31% |
| 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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEPQ | OCTJ | JEPQ | OCTJ | JEPQ | OCTJ | |
| 3 months | +1.6% | +1.1% | 3.3% | 1.3% | +4.1 pts | −1.1 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +4.0% | 6.7% | 2.7% | −9.2 pts | −14.1 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +5.5% | 11.9% | 5.2% | −3.2 pts | −11.1 pts |
| 3 years | +73.0% | not published | 37.2% | not published | −25.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +91.7% | +18.9% | 49.2% | 15.9% | −33.0 pts | −66.0 pts |
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | OCTJ Innovator Premium Income 30 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 | 13.6% | 5.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.7% | +0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +5.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.2 pts | −11.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1598 days | 1082 days |
| Net assets | $43.0bn | $15m |
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.
OCTJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, paid quarterly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, JEPQ or OCTJ?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and OCTJ paid 5.2%, 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 OCTJ?
- With every distribution reinvested, JEPQ returned +18.5% and OCTJ returned +5.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JEPQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JEPQ or OCTJ?
- JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and OCTJ charges 0.79%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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