Which paid more, JOYT or SEPI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting price in cash and SEPI paid 8.9%, so SEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, JOYT or SEPI?

With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +14.6% and SEPI +17.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JOYT or SEPI?

JOYT charges 0.35% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JOYT vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $117m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF, and $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

0.9%

JOYT cash paid, 1 year

8.9%

SEPI cash paid, 1 year

+14.6%

JOYT total return, 1 year

+17.9%

SEPI total return, 1 year

JOYT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY

JOYT

+14.6%

SPY

+14.8%

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

0.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI

+17.9%

SPY

+14.8%

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

SEPI

+17.9%

8.9% cash

3.1 pts ahead of SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.9%. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.9%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JOYT costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JOYT vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JOYT	SEPI
Paid and earned
Measure	JOYT	SEPI
Total return, 1 year	+14.6%	+17.9%
Price change, 1 year	rose 13.7%	rose 8.3%
Against its benchmark
Measure	JOYT	SEPI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	JOYT	SEPI
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.54%
Net assets, JOYT as of Nov 3, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026	$117m	$152m
Holdings
Measure	JOYT	SEPI
Holdings in common	37%

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

IQ Income Score99.1JOYT85.9SEPI

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

JOYT 99.1

SEPI 85.9

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

37%

By the books each fund has filed, JOYT and SEPI hold 37% 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

37% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JOYT SEPI

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.29% 5.45%

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.18% 4.20%

ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13% 4.86%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.57% 3.55%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16% 3.50%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.53% 2.90%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17% 3.20%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.10% 6.79%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.01% 3.21%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.33% 7.84%

RTX CORP 1.08% 1.31%

AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 0.98% 1.56%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JOYT

WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.11%

MASTERCARD INC COMMON 1.87%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.63%

ABBVIE INC COMMON STOCK 1.58%

TESLA INC COMMON STOCK 1.39%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 1.33%

CSX CORP COMMON STOCK USD 1.21%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.08%

Only in SEPI

CATERPILLAR INC 7.49%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 4.07%

MERCK & COMPANY INC 2.78%

EBAY INC 2.57%

DUKE ENERGY CORP 2.17%

GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 2.03%

CARDINAL HEALTH INC 1.98%

AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.87%

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Side by side

JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer JPMorgan Shelton

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 0.7% 8.5%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.54%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.9% 8.9%

Price change, 1 year +13.7% +8.3%

Total return, 1 year +14.6% +17.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −0.2 pts +3.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 99%

Age 1.2 years 1.2 years

Net assets, JOYT as of Nov 3, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 $117m $152m

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: JOYT vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JOYT	SEPI	JOYT	SEPI	JOYT	SEPI
3 months	+2.0%	−0.1%	0.2%	2.1%	+2.2 pts	0.0 pts
6 months	+7.8%	+6.8%	0.4%	4.4%	+2.8 pts	+1.8 pts
1 year	+14.6%	+17.9%	0.9%	8.9%	−0.1 pts	+3.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JOYT Aug 2025 · SEPI Sep 2025	+21.6%	+23.5%	0.9%	10.0%	+0.1 pts	+3.7 pts

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About each fund

JOYT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.

SEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 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, JOYT or SEPI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting price in cash and SEPI paid 8.9%, so SEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, JOYT or SEPI?: With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +14.6% and SEPI +17.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JOYT or SEPI?: JOYT charges 0.35% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

JOYT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JOYT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

SEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SEPI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Shelton 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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