Data as of .
JEPQ vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
JEPQ and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and QVOL hold 56% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JEPQ | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.68% | 8.53% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.05% | 4.69% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 5.58% | 4.53% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.90% | 5.05% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.87% | 6.17% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.67% | 7.61% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.38% | 3.14% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.83% | 2.33% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.16% | 3.42% |
| Intel Corp. | 1.62% | 3.01% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 2.89% | 1.47% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 1.38% | 4.30% |
| Only in JEPQ | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| Tesla, Inc. 2.39% | Alphabet Inc 4.70% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.93% | Fortinet Inc 1.66% |
| Walmart, Inc. 1.79% | Microchip Technology Inc 1.58% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.16% | Autodesk Inc 1.17% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. 1.14% | Cadence Design Systems Inc 1.13% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) 1.14% | Seagate Technology Holdings PL 0.87% |
| BNP Paribas Issuance BV 1.14% | ON Semiconductor Corp 0.64% |
| Royal Bank of Canada 1.13% | GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc 0.59% |
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 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEPQ | QVOL | JEPQ | QVOL | JEPQ | QVOL | |
| 3 months | +1.6% | −3.7% | 3.3% | 3.0% | +4.1 pts | −1.2 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% | +4.3% | 49.2% | 4.2% | −33.0 pts | +2.1 pts |
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 13.6% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.7% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.2 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1598 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $43.0bn | $8m |
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.
QVOL in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JEPQ or QVOL?
- JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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