Which paid more, JEPQ or YLDE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, 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 YLDE?

With every distribution reinvested, JEPQ returned +10.4% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JEPQ or YLDE?

JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JEPQ vs YLDE: 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 YLDE’s 7.9%, though YLDE 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 $186m for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

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At a glance

11.9%

JEPQ cash paid, 1 year

7.9%

YLDE cash paid, 1 year

+10.4%

JEPQ total return, 1 year

+19.0%

YLDE 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% 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.

YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE

+19.0%

IWV

+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPQ costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.6 points; JEPQ is far larger, $42.1bn against $186m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JEPQ vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JEPQ	YLDE
Paid and earned
Measure	JEPQ	YLDE
Total return, 1 year	+10.4%	+19.0%
Price change, 1 year	fell 1.9%	rose 10.5%
Against its benchmark
Measure	JEPQ	YLDE
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	iShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Measure	JEPQ	YLDE
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.48%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$42.1bn	$186m
Holdings
Measure	JEPQ	YLDE
Holdings in common	18%

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

IQ Income Score50JEPQ91.9YLDE

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

YLDE 91.9

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

18%

By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and YLDE hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

18% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JEPQ YLDE

ALPHABET INC-CL C 4.10% 3.52%

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 7.09% 2.97%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 5.61% 2.61%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 1.95% 2.21%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 6.76% 1.86%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.70% 1.59%

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 0.92% 2.23%

LINDE PLC COMMON STOCK 0.75% 1.53%

T-MOBILE US INC COMMON 0.51% 1.63%

COMCAST CORP COMMON STOCK 0.40% 2.19%

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL 0.32% 0.61%

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 0.22% 1.96%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JEPQ

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.19%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 3.98%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.31%

TESLA INC COMMON STOCK 2.40%

WALMART INC COMMON STOCK 2.03%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 1.61%

LAM RESEARCH CORP COMMON 1.58%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.29%

Only in YLDE

WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.96%

NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%

APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%

UNILEVER PLC 2.58%

PUBLIC STORAGE 2.53%

MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.47%

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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 YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly

Issuer JPMorgan Franklin

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 11.3% 6.3%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.48%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.9% 7.9%

Price change, 1 year −1.9% +10.5%

Total return, 1 year +10.4% +19.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −1.9 pts +4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 67%

Age 4.5 years 9.5 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $42.1bn $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JEPQ	YLDE	JEPQ	YLDE	JEPQ	YLDE
3 months	−0.9%	+3.2%	3.0%	1.6%	+2.6 pts	+3.6 pts
6 months	+2.3%	+8.6%	6.2%	4.0%	+2.6 pts	+3.7 pts
1 year	+10.4%	+19.0%	11.9%	7.9%	−1.8 pts	+4.2 pts
3 years	+66.7%	+61.5%	38.3%	18.0%	−24.7 pts	−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JEPQ May 2022 · YLDE May 2017	+85.2%	+197.5%	51.4%	44.5%	−30.6 pts	−52.9 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 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 YLDE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, 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 YLDE?: With every distribution reinvested, JEPQ returned +10.4% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JEPQ or YLDE?: JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) →JEPQ on its own →YLDE on its own →JEPQ dividend history →JEPQ holdings →YLDE dividend history →YLDE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JEPQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JEPQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

YLDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YLDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YLDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Franklin website ↗

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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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