Data as of .
JOYT vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
JOYT and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JOYT and SCEP hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JOYT | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.94% | 5.98% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.51% | 5.71% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.64% | 5.70% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.78% | 4.68% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.68% | 3.49% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.98% | 5.61% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.73% | 2.23% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 1.27% | 1.62% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.18% | 1.25% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.08% | 2.64% |
| Mastercard, Inc. | 1.59% | 0.78% |
| McDonald's Corp. | 0.73% | 0.86% |
| Only in JOYT | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| Wells Fargo & Co. 2.22% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.91% | PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP 2.63% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.15% |
| Tesla, Inc. 1.45% | ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 2.07% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.37% | EQUINIX INC 2.05% |
| Bank of America Corp. 1.28% | VISA INC 1.98% |
| CSX Corp. 1.19% | MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC 1.89% |
| Philip Morris International, Inc. 1.16% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 1.87% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOYT | SCEP | JOYT | SCEP | JOYT | SCEP | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | −0.1% | 0.2% | 1.7% | +1.5 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +8.3% | 0.4% | 3.7% | −6.1 pts | −9.7 pts |
| 1 year | +15.9% | not published | 0.7% | not published | −0.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +19.6% | +3.5% | 0.7% | 5.0% | −1.1 pts | −8.2 pts |
| JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 0.7% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +15.2% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.9% | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 395 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $108m | $235m |
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JOYT or SCEP?
- JOYT charges 0.35% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, JOYT against SCEP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/joyt-vs-scep Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.