Data as of .
JOYT vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year YLDE paid 7.6% 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 YLDE hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JOYT | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.94% | 3.60% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.64% | 3.03% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.68% | 2.67% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.98% | 2.25% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1.91% | 4.05% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.51% | 1.91% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.73% | 1.63% |
| RTX Corp. | 1.02% | 1.00% |
| Walt Disney Co. (The) | 0.66% | 0.67% |
| Comcast Corp. | 0.48% | 2.23% |
| MetLife, Inc. | 0.40% | 1.96% |
| Vulcan Materials Co. | 0.39% | 1.72% |
| Only in JOYT | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.78% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| Wells Fargo & Co. 2.22% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| Mastercard, Inc. 1.59% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| Tesla, Inc. 1.45% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.37% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
| Bank of America Corp. 1.28% | MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.52% |
| AbbVie, Inc. 1.27% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 2.51% |
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 | YLDE | JOYT | YLDE | JOYT | YLDE | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | +2.5% | 0.2% | 2.3% | +1.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +8.4% | 0.4% | 4.1% | −6.1 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +15.9% | +10.5% | 0.7% | 7.6% | −0.7 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +19.6% | +181.4% | 0.7% | 42.1% | −1.1 pts | −86.6 pts |
| JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Franklin |
| 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% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +15.2% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.9% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 395 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $108m | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, JOYT or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, so YLDE 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 YLDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +15.9% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JOYT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JOYT or YLDE?
- JOYT charges 0.35% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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