How much is JEPQ's distribution?

JEPQ's most recent distribution was $0.6830 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 1, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $6.7650 per share across 12 payments, a trailing yield of 11.07%.

How often does JEPQ pay a distribution?

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF pays on a monthly schedule. It made 12 payments in the last 12 months and 12 in 2025.

When is JEPQ's next distribution?

JEPQ's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its monthly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has JEPQ ever cut its distribution?

Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 19 regular payments lower than the one before it; the most recent annual reduction was in 2023. Option-income and bond funds vary their distributions with income earned, so reductions are routine for these funds.

How much did JEPQ pay in dividends in 2025?

JEPQ paid $6.1230 per share across 12 payments in 2025, up 12.5% from 2024.

What was JEPQ's total return including distributions over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Sep 24, 2026, JEPQ paid $6.7650 per share, 11.83% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +6.9%. That is an approximate total return of +18.7% before taxes and reinvestment.

JEPQ Dividend History

Name: JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ) dividend history
Creator: SmarterDividends

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF · every payment since 2022

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ) has paid 52 distributions since 2022. The most recent was $0.6830 per share (ex-date Sep 1, 2026). Over the last 12 months JEPQ paid $6.7650 across 12 payments, a trailing yield of 11.07%. The average of the last 3 regular payments is +18.1% versus the 3 before.

Latest distribution

$0.6830

Last ex-date

Sep 1, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$6.77

Trailing yield

11.07%

Frequency

Monthly

Payments on record

What the record shows

JEPQ has paid monthly since distributions began in 2022, with 52 payments through the latest distribution. Over the last 12 months, distributions totaled $6.765 per share, producing a trailing yield of 11.07%.

The latest distribution of $0.683 per share was 3.1% lower than the previous payment. Even so, recent distributions averaged $0.675, up 18.1% from the prior average of $0.5713.

Annual totals rose in every full year after the initial partial year, reaching $6.123 per share in 2025. That partial year covered only the period after payments began and is not comparable with later full years. Over the same period, the price rose 6.9%, while distributions equaled 11.8% of the year-ago price, producing an approximate total return of 18.7%.

By SmarterDividends Team · written from the payment record on this page · updated Sep 24, 2026 · editorial policy

Distributions versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

11.83%

of price a year ago

Price change

+6.9%

$57.17 → $61.10

Approx. total return

+18.7%

before taxes

A high distribution rate paired with a falling price means part of the payout came back out of the share price. Total return adds distributions received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

JEPQ distributions per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent distribution amounts

Last 36 regular payments, per share