Which paid more, JEPQ or SPIN?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, 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 SPIN?

With every distribution reinvested, JEPQ returned +10.4% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JEPQ or SPIN?

JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JEPQ vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its price in cash against SPIN’s 5.1%, 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 $45m for State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

11.9%

JEPQ cash paid, 1 year

5.1%

SPIN cash paid, 1 year

+10.4%

JEPQ total return, 1 year

+9.3%

SPIN 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.

SPIN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN

+9.3%

SPY

+14.8%

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.1% of it arrived as cash

5.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.5 pts behind SPY

SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SPIN

+9.3%

5.5 pts behind SPY

5.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SPIN over 1 year: paid 5.1%, price +3.9%, total +9.3%, SPY +14.8%, −5.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SPIN costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; JEPQ is far larger, $42.1bn against $45m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JEPQ vs SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JEPQ	SPIN
Paid and earned
Measure	JEPQ	SPIN
Total return, 1 year	+10.4%	+9.3%
Price change, 1 year	fell 1.9%	rose 3.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		97% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JEPQ	SPIN
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	JEPQ	SPIN
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$42.1bn	$45m
Holdings
Measure	JEPQ	SPIN
Holdings in common	43%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · SPIN scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score50JEPQ84.1SPIN

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

JEPQ 50

SPIN 84.1

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

What they share

43%

By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and SPIN hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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43% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JEPQ SPIN

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 7.09% 9.22%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 6.76% 6.03%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 5.61% 7.47%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 3.98% 4.87%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.70% 2.93%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.19% 2.50%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 1.95% 3.37%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.31% 1.94%

NETFLIX INC COMMON STOCK 1.13% 0.91%

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY 1.20% 0.87%

LINDE PLC COMMON STOCK 0.75% 1.06%

WALMART INC COMMON STOCK 2.03% 0.74%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JEPQ

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 1.61%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 1.28%

ANALOG DEVICES INC 1.20%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC COMMON 1.17%

Nasdaq-100 equity-linked note 12 1.17%

Nasdaq-100 equity-linked note 13 1.17%

Nasdaq-100 equity-linked note 14 1.17%

Nasdaq-100 equity-linked note 15 1.16%

Only in SPIN

ALPHABET INC CL A 4.59%

ELI LILLY + CO 2.50%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.28%

JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 2.13%

JOHNSON + JOHNSON 1.87%

VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 1.73%

AMPHENOL CORP CL A 1.41%

HOME DEPOT INC 1.39%

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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 SPIN State Street US Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer JPMorgan State Street

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 11.3% 5.5%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.25%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.9% 5.1%

Price change, 1 year −1.9% +3.9%

Total return, 1 year +10.4% +9.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −1.9 pts −5.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 97%

Age 4.5 years 2.2 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $42.1bn $45m

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 SPIN: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JEPQ	SPIN	JEPQ	SPIN	JEPQ	SPIN
3 months	−0.9%	+0.8%	3.0%	0.9%	+2.6 pts	+0.9 pts
6 months	+2.3%	+6.0%	6.2%	1.9%	+2.6 pts	+1.0 pts
1 year	+10.4%	+9.3%	11.9%	5.1%	−1.8 pts	−5.5 pts
3 years	+66.7%	–	38.3%	–	−24.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: JEPQ May 2022 · SPIN Sep 2024	+85.2%	+30.3%	51.4%	16.0%	−30.6 pts	−12.9 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.

SPIN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SPIN paid 5.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.5%, paid monthly. State Street estimates that 97% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 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 SPIN?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.1%, 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 SPIN?: With every distribution reinvested, JEPQ returned +10.4% and SPIN +9.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JEPQ or SPIN?: JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

JEPQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JEPQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

SPIN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPIN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SPIN 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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