Data as of .
JEPQ vs ODTE: which paid, and which earned it?
JEPQ and ODTE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and ODTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in JEPQ | Only in ODTE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 6.68% | Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70% |
| Apple, Inc. 5.83% | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 5.58% | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03% |
| 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEPQ | ODTE | JEPQ | ODTE | JEPQ | ODTE | |
| 3 months | +1.6% | −4.8% | 3.3% | 3.4% | +4.1 pts | −7.0 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | not published | 6.7% | not published | −9.2 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +18.5% | not published | 11.9% | not published | −3.2 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +73.0% | not published | 37.2% | not published | −25.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +91.7% | +6.2% | 49.2% | 6.7% | −33.0 pts | −10.5 pts |
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | VegaShares |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 13.6% | 14.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.7% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.2 pts | −10.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1598 days | 169 days |
| Net assets | $43.0bn | $3m |
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.
ODTE in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JEPQ or ODTE?
- JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and ODTE charges 0.68%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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