JEPQ vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
JEPQ and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $43.8bn on Oct 20, 2026 for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.
JEPQ costs 0.39 points a year less; JEPQ is far larger, $43.8bn against $67m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| JEPQ | VAIE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.74% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 19, 2026 | $43.8bn | $67m |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.1% | not published |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | not published |
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| Price change | rose 2.5% (1 year) | fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026) |
2.8 pts behind QQQ
JEPQ over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price +2.5%, total +15.1%, QQQ +17.9%, −2.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
QQQ
+17.9%
JEPQ
+15.1%
11.9% of it arrived as cash
2.8 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.8 pts behind QQQ
JEPQ over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price +2.5%, total +15.1%, QQQ +17.9%, −2.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
QQQ
+17.9%
JEPQ
+15.1%
11.9% cash
2.8 pts behind QQQ
11.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JEPQ over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price +2.5%, total +15.1%, QQQ +17.9%, −2.8 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
VAIE
+3.3%
6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Figures to Oct 20, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | JEPQ | VAIE | JEPQ | VAIE | JEPQ | VAIE |
| 3 months | +3.0% | +2.5% | 3.3% | 4.1% | +1.6 pts | not measured |
| 6 months | +7.9% | – | 6.4% | – | −3.7 pts | – |
| 1 year | +15.1% | – | 11.9% | – | −2.8 pts | – |
| 3 years | +77.9% | – | 39.0% | – | −27.9 pts | – |
| Since launch Not the same days: JEPQ May 2022 · VAIE May 2026 | +90.9% | +3.3% | 50.3% | 6.8% | −32.9 pts | not measured |
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On the same fields
As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
About JEPQ
Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.8 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.4%, paid monthly.
About VAIE
Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.
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