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JEPQ vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its price in cash against JEPQ’s 11.9%, though JEPQ 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 $15m for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.

At a glance
11.9%
JEPQ cash paid, 1 year
26.8%
YQQQ cash paid, 1 year
+10.4%
JEPQ total return, 1 year
+6.6%
YQQQ total return, 1 year
JEPQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.9 pts behind QQQ
1.9 pts behind QQQJEPQ 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 cash1.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvested1.9 pts behind QQQJEPQ 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%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.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YQQQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ
21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%26.8% as cash21.1 pts ahead of short QQQTotal return, distributions reinvested21.1 pts ahead of short QQQYQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.short QQQ−14.5%YQQQ+6.6%21.1 pts ahead of short QQQ

YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPQ costs 0.76 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.8 points; JEPQ is far larger, $42.1bn against $15m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JEPQ vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJEPQYQQQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+10.4%+6.6%
Price change, 1 yearfell 1.9%fell 21.3%
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQNasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%1.11%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$42.1bn$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · JEPQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score50JEPQ24.3YQQQ

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

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JEPQ YQQQ
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 YQQQ
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.15%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 12.48%
QQQ 12/18/2026 750.02 P 8.12%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P685 0.09%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P665 0.03%
QQQ US 12/18/26 C915 0.01%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P682 -0.23%
QQQ US 11/06/26 P704 -0.41%
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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 YQQQ YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF · Short option income on short QQQ, paying weekly
Strategy covered call short option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 11.3% 22.7%
Expense ratio 0.35% 1.11%
Cash paid, 1 year 11.9% 26.8%
Price change, 1 year −1.9% −21.3%
Total return, 1 year +10.4% +6.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% −14.5%
Ahead or behind −1.9 pts +21.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 4.5 years 2.2 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $42.1bn $15m

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 YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJEPQYQQQJEPQYQQQJEPQYQQQ
3 months−0.9%+10.7%3.0%10.6%+2.6 pts+8.0 pts
6 months+2.3%+9.0%6.2%15.9%+2.6 pts+11.1 pts
1 year+10.4%+6.6%11.9%26.8%−1.8 pts+21.1 pts
3 years+66.7%–38.3%–−24.7 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: JEPQ May 2022 · YQQQ Aug 2024+85.2%−10.1%51.4%40.8%−30.6 pts+28.7 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.

YQQQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 21.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.7%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, JEPQ or YQQQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and YQQQ paid 26.8%, so YQQQ 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 YQQQ?
With every distribution reinvested, JEPQ returned +10.4% and YQQQ +6.6% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JEPQ or YQQQ?
JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and YQQQ charges 1.11%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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