JEPI vs LQD

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF vs iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Quick take
  • LQD has the lower expense ratio at 0.14% vs 0.35% for JEPI.
  • JEPI pays a higher dividend yield (8.29%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricJEPILQD
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.35%0.14%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
8.29%4.55%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$45.61B$30.92B
YTD return
1.38%0.60%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.481.34
P/E ratio
26.8032.88
Last price
$56.28$108.74
Inception
Issuer
JPMorganiShares

JEPI top holdings

Top holdings · JEPI
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A1.81%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc1.76%
NEENextEra Energy Inc1.70%
ETNEaton Corp PLC1.70%
ROSTRoss Stores Inc1.70%
AVGOBroadcom Inc1.67%
TTTrane Technologies PLC Class A1.65%
EOGEOG Resources Inc1.62%
HWMHowmet Aerospace Inc1.61%
NVDANVIDIA Corp1.59%
Sector breakdown · JEPI
Real Estate3.5%
Consumer Cyclical11.7%
Basic Materials1.9%
Consumer Defensive9.6%
Technology19.1%
Communication Services6.9%
Financial Services9.8%
Utilities6.2%
Industrials13.8%
Energy3.5%
Healthcare14.1%

LQD top holdings

Top holdings · LQD
XTSLABlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency0.76%

About JEPI

JEPI (JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF) is Active equity income with covered-call overlay. Managed by JPMorgan, the fund carries $45.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 8.29%. Its largest holding is Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL), which represents 1.8% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 3.5%.

About LQD

LQD (iShares iBoxx Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF) is US investment-grade corporate bonds. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $30.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.14%, a dividend yield of 4.55%. Its largest holding is BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency (XTSLA), which represents 0.8% of the portfolio.