Overview
JEPI's Nasdaq sibling: a defensive Nasdaq-100 stock book plus covered-call writing, converting tech volatility into a double-digit monthly income stream.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| — | Nasdaq-100-based equity portfolio | ~80% |
| ELN | Equity-linked notes (call overlay) | ~20% |
| — | Top names: NVDA, MSFT, AAPL, AVGO |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
JEPQ applies the JEPI playbook to the Nasdaq-100, and because tech options carry richer premiums than S&P options, the income is bigger — a yield above 10% recently. The same honest trade-off applies at larger scale: in tech melt-ups the sold calls cap the upside, so its +21.5% year against the Nasdaq-100's stronger run is the strategy paying you cash instead of full capital gains. It has become one of the fastest-growing income funds ever launched.
Who It's For
Income investors who want technology exposure but would rather harvest its volatility than ride it. A natural pairing with JEPI for a two-fund monthly-income core; wrong fund for maximising long-run growth.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | $40.14 | -- |
| 2023 | $43.55 | +8.5% |
| 2024 | $48.99 | +12.5% |
| 2025 | $52.91 | +8.0% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | -- |
| 2017 | -- |
| 2018 | -- |
| 2019 | -- |
| 2020 | -- |
| 2021 | -- |
| 2022 | -- |
| 2023 | 10.20% |
| 2024 | 9.80% |
| 2025 | 10.76% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | $4.0B | -- |
| 2023 | $8.6B | +115.0% |
| 2024 | $19B | +120.9% |
| 2025 | $40B | +110.5% |
Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.
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