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The largest covered call ETFs
JEPI leads the largest covered call ETFs at $45.8bn (net assets), as of Oct 27, 2026. 15 funds ranked by net assets. Cash paid and total return are different questions. Several funds here lead the first and trail the last.
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| # | Ticker | Fund | Net assets ↓ | Cash paid, 1Y | Total return, 1Y | Against its benchmark | Pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JEPI | JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF | $45.8bn | 7.9% | +7.6% | −5.9 pts | monthly |
| 2 | JEPQ | JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ET | $43.3bn | 11.7% | +13.8% | −1.6 pts | monthly |
| 3 | QYLD | Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF | $8.5bn | 12.3% | +18.9% | +3.5 pts | monthly |
| 4 | GPIQ | Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income | $6.4bn | 10.7% | +16.1% | +0.7 pts | monthly |
| 5 | GPIX | Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF | $6.4bn | 8.6% | +14.7% | +1.2 pts | monthly |
| 6 | XYLD | Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | $3.4bn | 10.6% | +15.5% | +2.0 pts | monthly |
| 7 | FTHI | First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF | $2.6bn | 8.8% | +8.0% | −5.5 pts | monthly |
| 8 | TLTW | iShares TLT Premium Income+ ETF | $1.6bn | 9.9% | −2.5% | +4.4 pts | monthly |
| 9 | BALI | iShares U.S. Large Cap Premium Income Ac | $1.6bn | 8.4% | +17.5% | +4.0 pts | monthly |
| 10 | NVDY | YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF | $1.3bn | 38.5% | +15.4% | +1.3 pts | weekly |
| 11 | RYLD | Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF | $1.3bn | 12.0% | +11.5% | −1.6 pts | monthly |
| 12 | BUYW | Main BuyWrite ETF | $1.3bn | 6.1% | +8.5% | −5.0 pts | monthly |
| 13 | CHPY | YieldMax Semiconductor Portfolio Option | $1.3bn | 46.3% | +55.7% | +42.2 pts | weekly |
| 14 | OMAH | VistaShares Target 15 Berkshire Select I | $1.1bn | 14.5% | +9.4% | −4.1 pts | monthly |
| 15 | EIPI | FT Energy Income Partners Enhanced Incom | $1.1bn | 7.6% | +23.1% | −4.0 pts | monthly |
Where the marker sits left of the bar's end, the fund paid out more than it made.
A covered call fund sells calls for its income. Synthetic and 0DTE covered call funds are counted too. ETFIQ measures 187 of them, of which 185 publish net assets.
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Across the funds listed here the cash paid over the last year runs from 6.1% to 46.3%. Size shows where the money is, not what a fund did. The list sorts one published number, with no scoring or weighting. Every fund ETFIQ covers in this category is eligible, closed funds included.
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