Dividend ETF

JEPQ Dividend: Next Ex-Date, History & Total Return

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF

Price
$61.10
Trailing 12-month yield
11.1%
Recent payout yield
12.2%
Next ex-date
Oct 1, 2026
Estimated

52-week range $53.77–$61.46 · +6.9% over 12 months · Data as of Sep 24, 2026

Next JEPQ Dividend

EstimatedMonthly payer
Estimated next ex-dividend date
Oct 1, 2026
Estimated pay date
Nov 2, 2026
Estimated amount per share
$0.6596
Estimated from JEPQ's recent distribution schedule (last actual ex-date: Sep 1, 2026 at $0.6825/share). Amounts vary each period — confirm with the fund's official announcement.
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JEPQ Dividend History

52 distributions since Jun 1, 2022 · trailing 12-month total $6.76/share (11.1% of current price)

Distributions are up 30% vs a year ago ($0.6747 vs $0.5196 avg per payment)

Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 1, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.6825
Aug 3, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.7050
Jul 1, 2026Aug 1, 2026$0.6366
Jun 1, 2026Jul 1, 2026$0.5644
May 1, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.5909
Apr 1, 2026May 1, 2026$0.5586
Mar 2, 2026Apr 2, 2026$0.5090
Feb 2, 2026Mar 2, 2026$0.4657
Dec 31, 2025Jan 31, 2026$0.5761
Dec 1, 2025Jan 1, 2026$0.5532
Nov 3, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.4755
Oct 1, 2025Nov 1, 2025$0.4461

Total distributions by year

2026 (8 payments)
$4.71/share
2025 (12 payments)
$6.12/share
2024 (12 payments)
$5.44/share
2023 (12 payments)
$5.01/share
2022 (8 payments)
$3.85/share

If You Invested $10,000 in JEPQ

May 4, 2022 to Sep 23, 2026, using actual prices and distributions

End value with DRIP
$19,440
+94.4%
End value, dividends as cash
$16,878
+68.8% · $4,920 cash collected
Share price alone
+19.6%
excluding all dividends
Annualized (DRIP)
+16.4%
over 4.4 years
Historical performance. Reinvestment modeled at the closing price on the first trading day on or after each ex-dividend date. Past results do not predict future returns.

JEPQ vs QQQ

$10,000 invested May 4, 2022 to Sep 23, 2026, all dividends reinvested

JEPQ (this fund)
$19,440
+94.4% total
QQQ
$23,109
+131.1% total
An honest yardstick for income funds: high distributions can still trail simply holding a broad index. All series use actual prices and distributions with reinvestment on the ex-date.

JEPQ House Money Calculator

How long until distributions alone repay your initial investment, at the recent payout rate

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Buys ~163.7 shares at $61.10 · recent average distribution $0.5636/share monthly

Estimated time to breakeven
9.0 yrs
~109 monthly payments
Income per payment
$92.25
monthly
Annual income (recent payout rate)
$1,107
11.1% recent payout rate on the invested amount
Planning heuristic: assumes future distributions match the recent average and ignores share price changes and taxes. High-yield fund distributions vary significantly.

JEPQ Income Goal Calculator

How much you would need invested today to reach a monthly income target, at the trailing 12-month payout rate

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Investment needed
$54,202
Shares needed
888
at $61.10
Effective yield used
11.1%
trailing 12 months
Based on the trailing 12-month distributions per share. Future distributions can be higher or lower; this is not a guarantee of income.

About JEPQ

Seeks current income while keeping some prospect of capital appreciation, by holding Nasdaq-100 stocks and selling call options through equity-linked notes.

Income: Equity-linked notes that sell Nasdaq-100 call options

Underlying
Nasdaq-100 Index
Expense ratio
0.35%
Inception
May 3, 2022
Payout
monthly

JEPQ Dividend FAQ

How often does JEPQ pay dividends?
JEPQ currently distributes every month, based on its recent payment history. Its most recent ex-dividend date was Sep 1, 2026 at $0.6825 per share.
When is JEPQ's next ex-dividend date?
Based on its recent schedule, JEPQ's next ex-dividend date is estimated around Oct 1, 2026, with payment around Nov 2, 2026. This is an estimate — the fund's official announcement is authoritative.
What is JEPQ's dividend yield?
Over the trailing 12 months, JEPQ paid $6.76 per share, a trailing 12-month yield of 11.1% at the current share price. The recent payout yield, from the latest payments annualized, is 12.2%. High-yield fund distributions vary, so these two yields can differ.
What is JEPQ's total return with dividends reinvested?
A $10,000 investment in JEPQ on May 4, 2022 would be worth about $19,440 on Sep 23, 2026 with all distributions reinvested (+94.4%). Share price alone moved +19.6% over the same period.

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Data as of Sep 24, 2026 (quotes delayed 15+ minutes). Data is refreshed daily from market sources. Nothing on this page is investment advice. Estimates (next dividend date, amounts, breakeven timelines) are derived from historical distributions and can differ from actual fund announcements. See how these numbers are calculated.