Data as of .
JEPQ vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year JEPQ paid 11.9% of its price in cash against SIXH’s 2.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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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 SIXH hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JEPQ | SIXH |
|---|---|---|
| Lam Research Corp. | 2.89% | 3.11% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.68% | 2.67% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 5.58% | 2.37% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.83% | 1.45% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.16% | 1.35% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.31% | 1.44% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.38% | 1.30% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.67% | 1.29% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 1.16% | 1.19% |
| Walmart, Inc. | 1.79% | 1.11% |
| Palantir Technologies, Inc. | 0.79% | 1.42% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 0.67% | 3.44% |
| Only in JEPQ | Only in SIXH |
|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. 5.05% | Altria Group, Inc. 4.83% |
| Microsoft Corp. 3.90% | Philip Morris International Inc. 4.07% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.87% | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77% |
| Tesla, Inc. 2.39% | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.93% | AT&T INC. 3.59% |
| Intel Corp. 1.62% | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2.66% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 1.38% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.47% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.34% | PFIZER INC. 2.47% |
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 | SIXH | JEPQ | SIXH | JEPQ | SIXH | |
| 3 months | +1.6% | +4.5% | 3.3% | 0.5% | +4.1 pts | +2.2 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +7.4% | 6.7% | 0.9% | −9.2 pts | −10.6 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +16.3% | 11.9% | 2.0% | −3.2 pts | −0.3 pts |
| 3 years | +73.0% | +43.8% | 37.2% | 6.6% | −25.1 pts | −34.6 pts |
| Since launch | +91.7% | +96.3% | 49.2% | 16.0% | −33.0 pts | −88.5 pts |
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | SIXH ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Exchange Traded Concepts |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 13.6% | 0.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.69% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 2.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.7% | +14.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +16.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.2 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1598 days | 2321 days |
| Net assets | $43.0bn | $543m |
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.
SIXH in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, JEPQ or SIXH?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and SIXH paid 2.0%, 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 SIXH?
- With every distribution reinvested, JEPQ returned +18.5% and SIXH returned +16.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JEPQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JEPQ or SIXH?
- JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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