Which paid more, JEPQ or XIMR?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, 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 XIMR?

With every distribution reinvested, JEPQ returned +10.4% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JEPQ or XIMR?

JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JEPQ vs XIMR: 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 XIMR’s 7.0%, 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 $26m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

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At a glance

11.9%

JEPQ cash paid, 1 year

7.0%

XIMR cash paid, 1 year

+10.4%

JEPQ total return, 1 year

+7.9%

XIMR 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.

XIMR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR

+7.9%

VOO

+14.8%

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

7.0% of it arrived as cash

6.9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

6.9 pts behind VOO

7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPQ costs 0.50 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points; JEPQ is far larger, $42.1bn against $26m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JEPQ vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JEPQ	XIMR
Paid and earned
Measure	JEPQ	XIMR
Total return, 1 year	+10.4%	+7.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 1.9%	rose 0.7%
Against its benchmark
Measure	JEPQ	XIMR
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	JEPQ	XIMR
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$42.1bn	$26m
Holdings
Measure	JEPQ	XIMR
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score50JEPQ66.2XIMR

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

XIMR 66.2

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

By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and XIMR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JEPQ XIMR

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JEPQ

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 7.09%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 6.76%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 5.61%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.19%

ALPHABET INC-CL C 4.10%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 3.98%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.31%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.70%

Only in XIMR

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.65%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.13%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 583.70 -0.61%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 648.56 -18.68%

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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 XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer JPMorgan First Trust

Strategy covered call buffer with income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 11.3% 7.4%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.9% 7.0%

Price change, 1 year −1.9% +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +10.4% +7.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −1.9 pts −6.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 60%

Age 4.5 years 2.6 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $42.1bn $26m

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 XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JEPQ	XIMR	JEPQ	XIMR	JEPQ	XIMR
3 months	−0.9%	+1.3%	3.0%	1.8%	+2.6 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+2.3%	+2.8%	6.2%	3.7%	+2.6 pts	−2.2 pts
1 year	+10.4%	+7.9%	11.9%	7.0%	−1.8 pts	−6.9 pts
3 years	+66.7%	–	38.3%	–	−24.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: JEPQ May 2022 · XIMR Mar 2024	+85.2%	+20.0%	51.4%	17.4%	−30.6 pts	−33.3 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.

XIMR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 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 XIMR?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, 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 XIMR?: With every distribution reinvested, JEPQ returned +10.4% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JEPQ or XIMR?: JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →JEPQ on its own →XIMR on its own →JEPQ dividend history →JEPQ holdings →XIMR dividend history →XIMR holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JEPQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JEPQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

XIMR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIMR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIMR 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIMR ↗

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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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