Data as of .
JEPQ vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year JEPQ paid 11.9% of its price in cash against SPIN’s 5.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and SPIN hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JEPQ | SPIN |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.68% | 9.87% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.83% | 6.03% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.90% | 7.06% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.67% | 4.87% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 5.58% | 2.91% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.16% | 3.23% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. | 1.31% | 1.52% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 1.22% | 0.95% |
| Linde plc | 0.73% | 0.95% |
| Walmart, Inc. | 1.79% | 0.68% |
| Texas Instruments, Inc. | 0.85% | 0.56% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 2.89% | 0.54% |
| Only in JEPQ | Only in SPIN |
|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. 5.05% | ALPHABET INC CL A 5.65% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.87% | META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 3.14% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.38% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 2.61% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.93% | JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 2.09% |
| Intel Corp. 1.62% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.07% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 1.38% | ELI LILLY + CO 2.00% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.34% | VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 1.47% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.19% | AMPHENOL CORP CL A 1.28% |
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 | SPIN | JEPQ | SPIN | JEPQ | SPIN | |
| 3 months | +1.6% | +3.7% | 3.3% | 0.8% | +4.1 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +12.3% | 6.7% | 3.2% | −9.2 pts | −5.8 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +11.3% | 11.9% | 5.2% | −3.2 pts | −5.2 pts |
| 3 years | +73.0% | not published | 37.2% | not published | −25.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +91.7% | +28.5% | 49.2% | 15.2% | −33.0 pts | −13.7 pts |
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | SPIN State Street(R) 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 | 13.6% | 2.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.25% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.7% | +5.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +11.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.2 pts | −5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1598 days | 743 days |
| Net assets | $43.0bn | $48m |
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.
SPIN in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, JEPQ or SPIN?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and SPIN paid 5.2%, 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 +18.5% and SPIN returned +11.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JEPQ returned more.
- 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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Where these figures came from
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