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JEPI vs QQQI
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF against NEOS Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF: 3 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
QQQI did better over the 687 trading days from Jan 30, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026: $1,000 grew to $1,561, versus $1,254 for JEPI, a 56.1% return compared with 25.4%. QQQI’s stronger performance came with substantially greater risk: 16.8% trailing 12-month volatility and a worst drawdown of -20.0%, compared with JEPI’s 7.9% volatility and -13.3% drawdown. QQQI also had the stronger recent returns across one month, three months, six months, YTD, and one year, although JEPI won 15 of the last 33 months. The funds’ daily-move correlation was 0.714, declining to 0.478 over the last 12 months, while JEPI moved only 0.42% for each 1% move in QQQI. JEPI had the lower expense ratio, 0.35% versus 0.68%, and larger assets, $46B versus $15B.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($56); 50-day at $57.
- RSI 52, neutral. Supertrend says buy. ADX 23, so the trend is developing.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($51); 50-day at $54.
- RSI 36, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 26, so the trend is strong.
Head to head
Which has returned more, JEPI or QQQI?
JEPI beat QQQI in 15 of the last 33 months; QQQI won the other 18. The typical monthly gap was 3.03 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
Both: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.714
- correlation of daily moves, 3 years
- 0.42
- JEPI move per 1% in QQQI
- 0.478
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 33 months. The typical gap was 3.03 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | JEPI | QQQI | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | -1.9% | +6.9% | -8.87 pts |
| April 2026 | +2.4% | +10.3% | -7.90 pts |
| July 2026 | +2.4% | -5.5% | +7.90 pts |
| October 2026 | +1.7% | -4.2% | +5.94 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 687 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
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