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Data last updated: Sep 01, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 01, 2026): JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI) pays a $4.58 annual dividend ($0.37 monthly), yielding 8.04% at $56.97/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-03. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 8.04%
Annual Dividend: $4.58 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-03
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 7
The JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF dividend is built around a straightforward premise: capture most of the S&P 500's upside while dialing down volatility and generating income. JEPI currently pays a 7.92% yield, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $4.5802 per share paid monthly. The next ex-dividend date is August 3, 2026. With a beta of 0.43, the fund runs at less than half the market's volatility, which suits income-focused investors who want equity exposure without the full swing of the broader market.
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF pays out dividends as a fund, making the traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF dividend safety rests on the fund's structure: at least 80% of assets are held in equities, with the flexibility to invest outside the S&P 500, and income is generated through that equity portfolio. The primary pressure on the payout level is equity market performance, since distributions are tied to what the underlying holdings and the fund's income strategy actually generate, not a fixed corporate earnings stream.
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 3.2% per year from 2021 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $4.1616 to $4.7200 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 52.8% in 2022, though the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -9.5% | $6.36 (2022) | $4.72 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +7.9% | $3.23 (2020) | $4.72 (2025) |
JEPI fits income-focused investors who want monthly cash flow from an equity-based fund without taking on full market volatility. The yield is classified as high (above 4%), currently at 7.92%, which sits just below the 5-year average of 8.33%. That gap is narrow, but it signals the current yield is running slightly below what the fund has historically delivered. The trade-off is clear: income is real and monthly, but the payout fluctuates with market conditions rather than following a predictable corporate dividend schedule. Investors get a low-beta equity income stream; they accept variability in the per-share payment from year to year.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | $0.3666 |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.3872 |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.3892 |
| 2026-05-01 | $0.4476 |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.4205 |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.3513 |
| 2026-02-02 | $0.3444 |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.4271 |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.3706 |
| 2025-11-03 | $0.3464 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.7068 |
| 2025 | $4.7200 |
| 2024 | $4.2165 |
| 2023 | $4.6184 |
| 2022 | $6.3609 |
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