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JOYT vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $117m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
0.9%
JOYT cash paid, 1 year
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
+14.6%
JOYT total return, 1 year
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
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.
VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
VOOY
+0.3%
none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

JOYT costs 0.40 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JOYT vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureJOYTVOOY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+14.6%not published
Price changerose 13.7% (1 year)fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYnot published
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.75%
Net assets$117mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) none
Pays quarterly not established
Payout rate, annualized 0.7% 9.1%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 0.9% 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +13.7% −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +14.6% +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% not published
Ahead or behind −0.2 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 26%
Age 1.2 years 63 days
Net assets $117m not read by ETFIQ

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 VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowJOYTVOOYJOYTVOOYJOYTVOOY
3 months+2.0%–0.2%–+2.2 pts–
6 months+7.8%–0.4%–+2.8 pts–
1 year+14.6%–0.9%–−0.1 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: JOYT Aug 2025 · VOOY Sep 2026+21.6%+0.3%0.9%1.5%+0.1 ptsnot measured

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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.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, JOYT or VOOY?
JOYT charges 0.35% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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