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JEPQ vs OMAH: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OMAH paid 14.7% of its price in cash against JEPQ’s 11.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $42.1bn for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF and $1.1bn for VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF.

At a glance
11.9%
JEPQ cash paid, 1 year
14.7%
OMAH cash paid, 1 year
+10.4%
JEPQ total return, 1 year
+13.5%
OMAH 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.
OMAH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.3 pts behind SPY
OMAH
+13.5%
SPY
+14.8%

1.3 pts behind SPY

OMAH over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −2.4%, total +13.5%, SPY +14.8%, −1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OMAH

+13.5%

14.7% of it arrived as cash

1.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.3 pts behind SPY

OMAH over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −2.4%, total +13.5%, SPY +14.8%, −1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OMAH

+13.5%

14.7% as cash

1.3 pts behind SPY

14.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. OMAH over 1 year: paid 14.7%, price −2.4%, total +13.5%, SPY +14.8%, −1.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPQ costs 0.63 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; JEPQ is far larger, $42.1bn against $1.1bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JEPQ vs OMAH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJEPQOMAH
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+10.4%+13.5%
Price change, 1 yearfell 1.9%fell 2.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.98%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$42.1bn$1.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common11%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · OMAH scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score50JEPQ53OMAH

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

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

Risk and return

Mar 14, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 85 weekly returns
JEPQ OMAH
Return
Total return edge JEPQ +31.5% +18.2%
Annualized edge JEPQ +18.2% +10.8%
Price return edge JEPQ +9.4% −8.0%
Risk
Volatility edge OMAH 15.0% 11.4%
Max drawdown edge OMAH −10.8% −8.6%
Downside capture 79.0% 50.5%
Beta 0.71 0.54
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge JEPQ 0.93 0.61
Sortino edge JEPQ 1.34 0.79
Treynor 0.168 0.129
Calmar edge JEPQ 1.69 1.26
Against the benchmark
Alpha −0.1% a year −1.9% a year
Alpha t-stat −0.06 −0.30
Information ratio −0.67 −0.89
Tracking error 7.7% 10.6%

Each against its own benchmark: JEPQ against QQQ, May 13, 2022 to Oct 30, 2026; OMAH against SPY, Mar 14, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From Mar 2025 to Oct 2026, JEPQ returned more: +31.5% to +18.2%. OMAH swung less: 11.4% to 15.0%. OMAH fell less at its worst: −8.6% to −10.8%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: JEPQ vs OMAH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJEPQOMAHEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+31.5%+18.2%JEPQPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+18.2%+10.8%JEPQTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+9.4%−8.0%JEPQPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility15.0%11.4%OMAHSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation10.4%8.8%OMAHLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−10.8%−8.6%OMAHDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture56.8%35.8%Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture79.0%50.5%Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.710.54Not an edgeHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.920.51Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.930.61JEPQReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.340.79JEPQReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1680.129Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.691.26JEPQAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkQQQSPYThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha−0.1% a year−1.9% a yearNot significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat−0.06−0.30Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−4.3% to +4.1%−14.5% to +10.7%Includes zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.67−0.89Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error7.7%10.6%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 85 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

11%

By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and OMAH hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

11% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JEPQ OMAH
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 6.76% 10.43%
ALPHABET INC-CL C 4.10% 3.58%
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 0.22% 5.08%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in JEPQ
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 7.09%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 5.61%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.19%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 3.98%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.31%
META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.70%
TESLA INC COMMON STOCK 2.40%
WALMART INC COMMON STOCK 2.03%
Only in OMAH
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 10.99%
American Express Co 6.64%
Kroger Co 5.21%
Sirius XM Holdings Inc 4.97%
VeriSign Inc 4.86%
Moody's Corp 4.72%
DAVITA INC 4.71%
Chubb Ltd 4.67%
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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 OMAH VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy covered call covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 11.3% 15.0%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 11.9% 14.7%
Price change, 1 year −1.9% −2.4%
Total return, 1 year +10.4% +13.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −1.9 pts −1.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 4.5 years 1.7 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $42.1bn $1.1bn

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 OMAH: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJEPQOMAHJEPQOMAHJEPQOMAH
3 months−0.9%+2.5%3.0%3.7%+2.6 pts+2.6 pts
6 months+2.3%+6.2%6.2%7.4%+2.6 pts+1.2 pts
1 year+10.4%+13.5%11.9%14.7%−1.8 pts−1.3 pts
3 years+66.7%–38.3%–−24.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: JEPQ May 2022 · OMAH Mar 2025+85.2%+19.2%51.4%23.7%−30.6 pts−14.9 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.

OMAH

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OMAH paid 14.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.3 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.0%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 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 OMAH?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and OMAH paid 14.7%, so OMAH 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 OMAH?
With every distribution reinvested, JEPQ returned +10.4% and OMAH +13.5% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JEPQ or OMAH?
JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and OMAH charges 0.98%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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