Monthly dividend ETF picks

JEPI carries roughly $44.6 billion in assets under management and charges a 0.35% expense ratio, according to ETF trackers. (bestetf.net) JEPI’s trailing distribution profile shows an indicated yield in the high-single digits and a March 4, 2026 payout of $0.3513 per share in its published dividend history. (bestetf.net) JEPQ, launched in May 2022, targets Nasdaq‑100 exposure with an options/ELN overlay, carries a 0.35% expense ratio, and recent data show a roughly 10.8% yield and about $6.16 paid per share over the last year. (am.jpmorgan.com) QQQI, the NEOS Nasdaq‑100 High Income ETF that launched January 30, 2024, has grown into multi‑billion dollar scale (reported AUM roughly $8.9B) and charges about 0.68% while historically advertising double‑digit yields as high as mid‑teens in 2025. (stockanalysis.com) J.P. Morgan’s fact sheets for JEPI and JEPQ confirm both funds generate income primarily by selling call options and using equity‑linked notes, a technique that increases distributable cash but limits upside participation compared with owning the underlying indices outright. (am.jpmorgan.com) Among the quarterly or core choices, SCHD tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index with a 0.06% expense ratio and about $85B in AUM, VOO tracks the S&P 500 with a 0.03% expense ratio and reported AUM near $871B, and VIG holds roughly $105B with an expense ratio around 0.04–0.06%. (schwabassetmanagement.com) J.P. Morgan’s product pages warn target income figures are internal, gross of fees and subject to change, and Morningstar analysts note the Nasdaq‑focused premium income approach can “forgo the upside” of growth indexes—facts investors use to weigh current yield against potential long‑term growth tradeoffs. (am.jpmorgan.com)