Data as of .
JEPQ vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
JEPQ and XQQI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and XQQI hold 71% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JEPQ | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.68% | 8.70% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.83% | 7.91% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 5.58% | 5.12% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.90% | 5.94% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.87% | 4.08% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.67% | 4.39% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.05% | 3.28% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 2.39% | 3.01% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.38% | 3.27% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.16% | 2.75% |
| Walmart, Inc. | 1.79% | 2.38% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 2.89% | 1.67% |
| Only in JEPQ | Only in XQQI |
|---|---|
| Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. 1.14% | Alphabet Inc 3.02% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) 1.14% | Fortinet Inc 0.57% |
| BNP Paribas Issuance BV 1.14% | Automatic Data Processing Inc 0.50% |
| Royal Bank of Canada 1.13% | NDX US 10/16/26 C30300 0.43% |
| BNP Paribas Issuance BV 1.13% | Cintas Corp 0.36% |
| Royal Bank of Canada 1.13% | Marriott International Inc/MD 0.36% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) 1.12% | Cadence Design Systems Inc 0.35% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. 1.11% | Warner Bros Discovery Inc 0.32% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEPQ | XQQI | JEPQ | XQQI | JEPQ | XQQI | |
| 3 months | +1.6% | −2.7% | 3.3% | 4.8% | +4.1 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +21.8% | 6.7% | 11.4% | −9.2 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | not published | 11.9% | not published | −3.2 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +73.0% | not published | 37.2% | not published | −25.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +91.7% | +14.3% | 49.2% | 13.7% | −33.0 pts | −2.9 pts |
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 13.6% | 20.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.7% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +17.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.2 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 1598 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $43.0bn | $351m |
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.
XQQI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XQQI paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JEPQ or XQQI?
- JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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