Data as of .
JOYT vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year SPUT paid 5.2% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.7%, though JOYT returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JOYT scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JOYT and SPUT hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JOYT | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.64% | 3.85% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.51% | 3.22% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.68% | 2.47% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.78% | 2.09% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.94% | 1.84% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.98% | 1.60% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.73% | 1.10% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.45% | 0.91% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.18% | 0.65% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1.91% | 0.54% |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. | 0.72% | 0.54% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.78% | 0.48% |
| Only in JOYT | Only in SPUT |
|---|---|
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.37% | TREASURY BILL 49.24% |
| NXP Semiconductors NV 0.74% | Alphabet Inc 1.59% |
| ASML Holding NV 0.43% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.70% |
| Performance Food Group Co. 0.42% | Visa Inc 0.46% |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. 0.32% | Caterpillar Inc 0.35% |
| Elanco Animal Health, Inc. 0.31% | Chevron Corp 0.30% |
| Textron, Inc. 0.30% | Cisco Systems Inc 0.30% |
| Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. 0.29% | Home Depot Inc/The 0.27% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOYT | SPUT | JOYT | SPUT | JOYT | SPUT | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | +2.4% | 0.2% | 1.1% | +1.5 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +11.5% | 0.4% | 2.5% | −6.1 pts | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | +15.9% | +11.5% | 0.7% | 5.2% | −0.7 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Since launch | +19.6% | +22.4% | 0.7% | 8.5% | −1.1 pts | −15.6 pts |
| JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Innovator |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 0.7% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | +15.2% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.9% | +11.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 395 days | 553 days |
| Net assets | $108m | $17m |
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.
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, JOYT or SPUT?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting price in cash and SPUT paid 5.2%, so SPUT 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 SPUT?
- With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +15.9% and SPUT returned +11.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JOYT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JOYT or SPUT?
- JOYT charges 0.35% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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