Data as of .
JEPQ vs RDVI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year JEPQ paid 11.9% of its price in cash against RDVI’s 8.8%, though RDVI returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and RDVI hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JEPQ | RDVI |
|---|---|---|
| Lam Research Corp. | 2.89% | 2.31% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 5.58% | 2.18% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.68% | 2.16% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.90% | 2.05% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.38% | 2.04% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.83% | 1.66% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.31% | 2.30% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1.16% | 1.78% |
| Booking Holdings, Inc. | 0.66% | 1.26% |
| QUALCOMM, Inc. | 0.59% | 0.54% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.34% | 0.51% |
| Western Digital Corp. | 0.50% | 0.92% |
| Only in JEPQ | Only in RDVI |
|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. 5.05% | The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.27% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.87% | The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.22% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.67% | GE Vernova Inc. 2.19% |
| Tesla, Inc. 2.39% | The Allstate Corporation 2.14% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.16% | Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.13% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.93% | Expedia Group, Inc. 2.13% |
| Walmart, Inc. 1.79% | JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.10% |
| Intel Corp. 1.62% | U.S. Bancorp 2.08% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEPQ | RDVI | JEPQ | RDVI | JEPQ | RDVI | |
| 3 months | +1.6% | +0.3% | 3.3% | 2.1% | +4.1 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +15.1% | 6.7% | 4.6% | −9.2 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +19.2% | 11.9% | 8.8% | −3.2 pts | −8.0 pts |
| 3 years | +73.0% | +69.2% | 37.2% | 29.6% | −25.1 pts | +15.5 pts |
| Since launch | +91.7% | +101.2% | 49.2% | 41.0% | −33.0 pts | +32.0 pts |
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | RDVI FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 13.6% | 8.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.75% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 8.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.7% | +9.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +19.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.2 pts | −8.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1598 days | 1429 days |
| Net assets | $43.0bn | $3.7bn |
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.
RDVI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RDVI paid 8.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.8%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, JEPQ or RDVI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and RDVI paid 8.8%, 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 RDVI?
- With every distribution reinvested, JEPQ returned +18.5% and RDVI returned +19.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so RDVI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JEPQ or RDVI?
- JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and RDVI charges 0.75%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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