JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income (JEPQ)
JEPQ price chart
JEPQ fund facts
Returns and risk
Cost: expense ratio
On $10,000 invested that is about $35 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.
Income: distributions
Option-income funds can pay part of a distribution as a return of capital, which lowers the cost basis rather than being income. The issuer's tax documents say how much; the yield alone does not show it.
Full JEPQ dividend history →JEPQ top holdings
| # | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | NVIDIA Corp. NVDA | 6.59% |
| 2 | Apple, Inc. AAPL | 5.74% |
| 3 | Micron Technology, Inc. MU | 5.50% |
| 4 | Alphabet, Inc. GOOG | 4.98% |
| 5 | Microsoft Corp. MSFT | 3.84% |
| 6 | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD | 3.81% |
| 7 | Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN | 3.62% |
| 8 | Lam Research Corp. LRCX | 2.85% |
| 9 | Tesla, Inc. TSLA | 2.36% |
| 10 | Meta Platforms, Inc. META | 2.35% |
X-Ray look-through
StocksXray scores 78% of JEPQ by weight (81 stocks in our S&P 500 coverage), so we can look inside the fund with our own numbers. The weighted average X-Ray Score of those stocks is 53 out of 100.
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What is JEPQ?
JEPQ is the JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF, issued by JPMorgan, listed on NASDAQ. By our rules it is classed as "Covered call / option income". Its latest SEC filing lists 111 holdings.
What is the expense ratio of JEPQ?
JEPQ charges 0.35% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 22 Oct 2025. On $10,000 that is about $35 a year in fund costs.
Does JEPQ pay dividends?
Yes. JEPQ paid 6.88 per share over the last 12 months, monthly, a trailing yield of 11.78% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 1 Oct 2026. Option-income funds can pay part of a distribution as a return of capital; the issuer's tax documents say how much.
What does JEPQ hold?
The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are NVIDIA Corp. (6.6%), Apple, Inc. (5.7%), Micron Technology, Inc. (5.5%). The top 10 together make up 41.6% of the fund.
How has JEPQ performed?
Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year +13.7%, 3 years +20.5% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
How does StocksXray rate the stocks inside JEPQ?
We score 78% of the fund by weight (81 stocks) with our X-Ray Score: the weighted average is 53 out of 100. These are model estimates, not forecasts or advice.
Where the numbers come from
StocksXray is for education only and is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Past performance does not guarantee future results; funds can lose value.