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 (9.95%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricJEPQXLU
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.35%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
9.95%2.64%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$40.66B$23.11B
YTD return
8.22%7.67%
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.
0.780.49
P/E ratio
31.9520.88
Last price
$60.28$45.23
Inception
Issuer
JPMorganState Street

JEPQ top holdings

Top holdings · JEPQ
NVDANVIDIA Corp6.62%
AAPLApple Inc5.77%
MUMicron Technology Inc5.53%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C5.00%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp3.86%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc3.83%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.64%
LRCXLam Research Corp2.86%
TSLATesla Inc2.37%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.36%
Sector breakdown · JEPQ
Real Estate0.2%
Consumer Cyclical11.1%
Basic Materials0.9%
Consumer Defensive5.8%
Technology60.6%
Communication Services12.8%
Financial Services0.3%
Utilities1.0%
Industrials3.0%
Energy0.3%
Healthcare4.0%

XLU top holdings

Top holdings · XLU
NEENextEra Energy Inc12.86%
SOSouthern Co7.58%
DUKDuke Energy Corp6.93%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp5.58%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc5.23%
SRESempra4.26%
DDominion Energy Inc4.22%
ETREntergy Corp3.70%
VSTVistra Corp3.53%
XELXcel Energy Inc3.52%
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 $40.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 9.95%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 6.6% 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 $23.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 2.64%. Its largest holding is NextEra Energy Inc (NEE), which represents 12.9% of the portfolio. Utilities is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.