JEPQ vs XLU

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR

Quick take
  • XLU has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.35% for JEPQ.
  • JEPQ pays a higher dividend yield (10.43%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricJEPQXLU
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.35%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
10.43%2.54%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$37.67B$24.05B
YTD return
6.01%7.82%
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.
0.760.58
P/E ratio
32.5621.90
Last price
$59.38$45.12
Inception
Issuer
JPMorganState Street

JEPQ top holdings

Top holdings · JEPQ
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.76%
AAPLApple Inc6.29%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C6.28%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp4.91%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc4.72%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.99%
MUMicron Technology Inc2.89%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.78%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc2.70%
TSLATesla Inc2.48%
Sector breakdown · JEPQ
Real Estate0.2%
Consumer Cyclical12.8%
Basic Materials1.0%
Consumer Defensive7.1%
Technology54.0%
Communication Services15.4%
Financial Services0.4%
Utilities1.3%
Industrials3.0%
Energy0.4%
Healthcare4.4%

XLU top holdings

Top holdings · XLU
NEENextEra Energy Inc14.00%
SOSouthern Co7.31%
DUKDuke Energy Corp6.92%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp6.70%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc5.09%
SRESempra4.26%
DDominion Energy Inc3.78%
ETREntergy Corp3.66%
VSTVistra Corp3.45%
XELXcel Energy Inc3.37%
Sector breakdown · XLU
Utilities100.0%

About JEPQ

JEPQ (JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF) is Nasdaq-tilted equity income with options overlay. Managed by JPMorgan, the fund carries $37.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 10.43%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 7.8% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.2%.

About XLU

XLU (Utilities Select Sector SPDR) is S&P 500 utilities sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $24.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 2.54%. Its largest holding is NextEra Energy Inc (NEE), which represents 14.0% of the portfolio. Utilities is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.