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JEPQ vs TPRY: which paid, and which earned it?

JEPQ and TPRY both write options for income.

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF and VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF.

11.9%JEPQ cash paid, 1 year
7.4%TPRY cash paid, 1 year
+18.5%JEPQ total return, 1 year
+2.1%TPRY total return, 1 year
JEPQ3.2 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%JEPQ+18.5%11.9% of it arrived as cash3.2 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%JEPQ+18.5%11.9% cash3.2 pts behind QQQ
TPRY9.3 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%9.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%9.3 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and TPRY hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions JEPQ and TPRY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingJEPQTPRY
Micron Technology, Inc.5.58%13.23%
Alphabet, Inc.5.05%6.91%
Apple, Inc.5.83%4.91%
NVIDIA Corp.6.68%4.39%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.3.87%3.70%
Amazon.com, Inc.3.67%12.40%
Lam Research Corp.2.89%4.08%
Meta Platforms, Inc.2.38%5.35%
Broadcom, Inc.2.16%1.49%
ASML Holding NV1.13%2.63%
QUALCOMM, Inc.0.59%1.38%
Uber Technologies, Inc.0.13%5.23%
Only in each
Only in JEPQOnly in TPRY
Microsoft Corp. 3.90%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48%
Tesla, Inc. 2.39%Vistra Corp 4.57%
Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.93%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.46%
Walmart, Inc. 1.79%Boeing Co/The 4.30%
Intel Corp. 1.62%NRG Energy Inc 4.18%
Marvell Technology, Inc. 1.38%Baidu Inc 3.72%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.34%American Airlines Group Inc 3.42%
Applied Materials, Inc. 1.31%CoreWeave Inc 2.71%

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 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

JEPQ and TPRY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JEPQTPRYJEPQTPRYJEPQTPRY
3 months+1.6%−5.9%3.3%3.5%+4.1 pts−8.2 pts
6 months+15.1%+11.9%6.7%8.1%−9.2 pts−6.1 pts
1 year+18.5%not published11.9%not published−3.2 ptsnot published
3 years+73.0%not published37.2%not published−25.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+91.7%+2.1%49.2%7.4%−33.0 pts−9.3 pts
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JEPQ and TPRY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JEPQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
TPRY
VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJPMorganVistaShares
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized13.6%15.3%
Expense ratio0.35%0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year11.9%7.4% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+5.7%−5.4%
Total return, 1 year+18.5%+2.1% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+11.4%
Ahead or behind−3.2 pts−9.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1598 days204 days
Net assets$43.0bn$4m

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.

TPRY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPRY paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +11.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JEPQ or TPRY?
JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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JEPQ against TPRY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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