Which is cheaper, JEPQ or YSPC?

JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JEPQ vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return

JEPQ and YSPC both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $42.1bn for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF and $42m for YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

11.9%

JEPQ cash paid, 1 year

16.7%

YSPC cash paid, since launch, Jul 15, 2026

+10.4%

JEPQ total return, 1 year

−2.1%

YSPC total return, since launch, Jul 15, 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.

YSPC · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC

−2.1%

SPCX

+0.5%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.6 pts behind SPCX

YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPCX

+0.5%

YSPC

−2.1%

2.6 pts behind SPCX

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YSPC since launch: paid 16.7%, price −18.2%, total −2.1%, SPCX +0.5%, −2.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JEPQ costs 0.66 points a year less; JEPQ is far larger, $42.1bn against $42m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JEPQ vs YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JEPQ	YSPC
Paid and earned
Measure	JEPQ	YSPC
Total return, 1 year	+10.4%	not published
Price change	fell 1.9% (1 year)	fell 18.2% (since Jul 15, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	JEPQ	YSPC
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)
Cost and size
Measure	JEPQ	YSPC
Expense ratio	0.35%	1.01%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$42.1bn	$42m
Holdings
Measure	JEPQ	YSPC
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and YSPC 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 YSPC

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 YSPC

United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 29.45%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 13.87%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 C 0.32%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C145 0.13%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C146 0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C141 -0.11%

SPCX US 11/06/26 C140 -0.72%

SPCX 11/20/2026 165.01 P -21.73%

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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 YSPC YieldMax SPCX Option Income Strategy ETF · Synthetic covered call on SPCX, paying weekly

Issuer JPMorgan YieldMax

Strategy covered call synthetic covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 11.3% 60.1%

Expense ratio 0.35% 1.01%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.9% 16.7% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −1.9% −18.2% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +10.4% −2.1% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +0.5% (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Ahead or behind −1.9 pts −2.6 pts (since launch, Jul 15, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 4.5 years 112 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $42.1bn $42m

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 YSPC: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JEPQ	YSPC	JEPQ	YSPC	JEPQ	YSPC
3 months	−0.9%	+11.7%	3.0%	18.2%	+2.6 pts	−13.8 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 · YSPC Jul 2026	+85.2%	−2.1%	51.4%	16.7%	−30.6 pts	−2.5 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.

YSPC

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 15, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, YSPC paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.1%. Space Exploration Technologies (SPCX) returned +0.5% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.1%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JEPQ or YSPC?: JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

JEPQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JEPQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

YSPC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YSPC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YSPC 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

YieldMax page for YSPC ↗

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How this is computed

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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