Which paid more, JOYT or TSPY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.0%, so TSPY 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 TSPY?

With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +14.6% and TSPY +13.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, JOYT or TSPY?

JOYT charges 0.35% a year and TSPY charges 0.68%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JOYT vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.9%, though JOYT 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 $311m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

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At a glance

0.9%

JOYT cash paid, 1 year

14.0%

TSPY cash paid, 1 year

+14.6%

JOYT total return, 1 year

+13.3%

TSPY 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.

TSPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY

+13.3%

VOO

+14.8%

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% of it arrived as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.5 pts behind VOO

TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

TSPY

+13.3%

14.0% as cash

1.5 pts behind VOO

14.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TSPY over 1 year: paid 14.0%, price −1.6%, total +13.3%, VOO +14.8%, −1.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JOYT costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JOYT vs TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JOYT	TSPY
Paid and earned
Measure	JOYT	TSPY
Total return, 1 year	+14.6%	+13.3%
Price change, 1 year	rose 13.7%	fell 1.6%
Against its benchmark
Measure	JOYT	TSPY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	JOYT	TSPY
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.68%
Net assets, JOYT as of Nov 3, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026	$117m	$311m
Holdings
Measure	JOYT	TSPY
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score99.1JOYT53.6TSPY

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

TSPY 53.6

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

By the books each fund has filed, JOYT and TSPY hold 0% 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

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JOYT TSPY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JOYT

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.18%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.29%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.57%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16%

ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.53%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17%

WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.11%

Only in TSPY

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.57%

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Side by side

JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly TSPY TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer JPMorgan TappAlpha

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 0.7% 14.3%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.68%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.9% 14.0%

Price change, 1 year +13.7% −1.6%

Total return, 1 year +14.6% +13.3%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −1.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 1.2 years 2.2 years

Net assets, JOYT as of Nov 3, 2026 and TSPY as of Jun 30, 2026 $117m $311m

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 TSPY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JOYT	TSPY	JOYT	TSPY	JOYT	TSPY
3 months	+2.0%	+0.7%	0.2%	3.5%	+2.2 pts	+0.8 pts
6 months	+7.8%	+5.2%	0.4%	7.0%	+2.8 pts	+0.2 pts
1 year	+14.6%	+13.3%	0.9%	14.0%	−0.1 pts	−1.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: JOYT Aug 2025 · TSPY Aug 2024	+21.6%	+38.7%	0.9%	31.2%	+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.

TSPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TSPY paid 14.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.3%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.3%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 4, 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 TSPY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting price in cash and TSPY paid 14.0%, so TSPY 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 TSPY?: With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +14.6% and TSPY +13.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, JOYT or TSPY?: JOYT charges 0.35% a year and TSPY charges 0.68%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →JOYT on its own →TSPY on its own →JOYT dividend history →JOYT holdings →TSPY dividend history →TSPY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

JOYT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JOYT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

TSPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TSPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

TSPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

TappAlpha 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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