JEPQ vs XLK: 38% overlap

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF and Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund share 37.5% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

Different holding dates. These holdings were published about 4 months apart — JEPQ as of 2026-03-31, the rest through 2026-07-23. Each fund is compared using its most recent file, so any trading in between shows up as a difference.

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Overlap
37.5%
JEPQ expense ratio
0.35%
XLK expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

JEPQ and XLK hold 30 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin JEPQin XLKΔ
NVDA7.3%14.1%6.8%
AAPL6.4%13.2%6.8%
MSFT4.8%7.9%3.1%
AVGO2.2%5.2%3.0%
MU2.0%4.3%2.2%
LRCX1.8%2.7%0.9%
AMD1.7%4.7%3.0%
PLTR1.2%1.9%0.7%
CSCO1.1%3.0%1.9%
ADI1.1%1.3%0.1%

Where JEPQ and XLK differ

Sector weights as a share of each fund, ordered by the size of the gap rather than the size of the sector — two funds that overlap heavily still usually diverge somewhere.

SectorJEPQXLKΔ
Information Technology37.9%99.9%62.0pp
Unclassified22.3%0.0%+22.3pp
Communication Services12.0%0.0%+12.0pp
Consumer Discretionary10.0%0.0%+10.0pp
Consumer Staples6.3%0.0%+6.3pp
Health Care4.2%0.0%+4.2pp
Cash and/or Derivatives1.8%0.1%+1.8pp
Industrials1.7%0.0%+1.7pp

Δ is JEPQ minus XLK, in percentage points. Sector data is not published by every issuer, so “Unclassified” is a real category rather than a gap in the table.

What each fund holds alone

Only in JEPQ
78 positions

58.8% of JEPQ by weight, held in no part of XLK.

Only in XLK
45 positions

19.2% of XLK by weight, held in no part of JEPQ.

A large count with a small weight is the usual shape: the positions one fund adds are typically its smallest ones.

Concentration and cost

JEPQXLK
Top 10 holdings40.0%61.3%
Positions held10876
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$35$8

Cost is the expense ratio applied to $10,000; it excludes any brokerage commission, bid-ask spread or tax consequence. Figures are facts about the funds, not a suggestion about which to hold.

Frequently asked

How much do JEPQ and XLK overlap?

JEPQ and XLK overlap 37.5% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 30 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (JEPQ as of 2026-03-31, XLK as of 2026-07-23).

How is the overlap between JEPQ and XLK calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If JEPQ holds a stock at 6% and XLK holds the same stock at 4%, 4% counts as shared. The result is bounded between 0% and 100%, and it is computed after looking through any fund-of-funds to the underlying holdings.

Is it redundant to hold both JEPQ and XLK?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 37.5% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does JEPQ own that XLK doesn't?

JEPQ holds 108 positions and XLK holds 76; 78 of JEPQ's positions don't appear in XLK at all, and they are 58.8% of JEPQ by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, JEPQ as of 2026-03-31, XLK as of 2026-07-23. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.