If you like the JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (NYSEARCA:JEPI) then you’re going to love its 11.9%-yielding counterpart, the JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (NASDAQ:JEPQ). What’s the difference between JEPI and JEPQ, and is JEPQ a strong choice for investors to build their portfolios around? Let’s find out.
What’s the Difference Between JEPI and JEPQ?
JEPI is JPMorgan’s well-known and much-discussed covered-call ETF that yields about 10.5% and pays a monthly dividend that has taken the market by storm since its 2020 launch. With $10 billion in net inflows this year as of late June, it is now the market’s most popular actively-managed ETF.
JEPQ takes a similar approach to JEPI, selling one-month, out-of-the-money call options to generate income and paying a monthly dividend to its holders (investors should be aware that these distribution payments can vary from…