Which is cheaper, JEPQ or VOOY?

JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JEPQ vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $42.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

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At a glance

11.9%

JEPQ cash paid, 1 year

1.5%

VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026

+10.4%

JEPQ total return, 1 year

+0.3%

VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026

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.

VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

VOOY

+0.3%

none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPQ costs 0.40 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JEPQ vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JEPQ	VOOY
Paid and earned
Measure	JEPQ	VOOY
Total return, 1 year	+10.4%	not published
Price change	fell 1.9% (1 year)	fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate		26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	JEPQ	VOOY
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	not published
Cost and size
Measure	JEPQ	VOOY
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.75%
Net assets	$42.1bn	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	JEPQ	VOOY
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF · Writes calls through equity-linked notes (ELNs) on the Nasdaq-100, paying monthly VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income

Issuer JPMorgan XFUNDS

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none

Pays monthly not established

Payout rate, annualized 11.3% 9.1%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.9% 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −1.9% −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +10.4% +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published

Ahead or behind −1.9 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 26%

Age 4.5 years 63 days

Net assets $42.1bn not read by ETFIQ

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 VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JEPQ	VOOY	JEPQ	VOOY	JEPQ	VOOY
3 months	−0.9%	–	3.0%	–	+2.6 pts	–
6 months	+2.3%	–	6.2%	–	+2.6 pts	–
1 year	+10.4%	–	11.9%	–	−1.8 pts	–
3 years	+66.7%	–	38.3%	–	−24.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: JEPQ May 2022 · VOOY Sep 2026	+85.2%	+0.3%	51.4%	1.5%	−30.6 pts	not measured

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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.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JEPQ or VOOY?: JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →JEPQ on its own →VOOY on its own →JEPQ dividend history →JEPQ holdings →VOOY dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JEPQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JEPQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

VOOY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOOY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VOOY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

XFUNDS page for VOOY ↗

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