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DDDD vs ROCQ: which paid, and which earned it?

DDDD and ROCQ both write options for income.

YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

1.6%DDDD cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
+8.7%DDDD total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
DDDD6.5 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+15.3%DDDD+8.7%6.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+15.3%DDDD+8.7%6.5 pts behind SPY
ROCQ4 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%5.8% as cash4 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%4 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and ROCQ hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DDDD and ROCQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDDDDROCQ
Coca-Cola Co/The4.30%0.75%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co3.27%0.26%
UnitedHealth Group Inc3.84%0.20%
Abbott Laboratories4.53%0.14%
ConocoPhillips4.07%0.10%
United Parcel Service Inc1.88%0.07%
Only in each
Only in DDDDOnly in ROCQ
Merck & Co Inc 4.93%NVIDIA Corp. 8.37%
Amgen Inc 4.38%Apple, Inc. 7.12%
Chevron Corp 4.25%Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 4.01%Alphabet, Inc. 6.30%
Verizon Communications Inc 3.96%Microsoft Corp. 5.03%
Home Depot Inc/The 3.68%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74%
PepsiCo Inc 3.50%Amazon.com, Inc. 4.52%
Texas Instruments Inc 3.32%Lam Research Corp. 4.21%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DDDD and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DDDDROCQDDDDROCQDDDDROCQ
3 months+4.9%0.0%1.6%3.0%+2.6 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+10.5%+20.0%1.7%5.9%−7.6 pts−4.2 pts
Since launch+8.7%+18.0%1.6%5.8%−6.5 pts−4.0 pts
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DDDD and ROCQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DDDD
YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF
Synthetic covered call on SPY
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerYieldMaxJPMorgan
Strategysynthetic covered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysnot establishedmonthly
Payout rate, annualized18.4%10.6%
Expense ratio1.01%not published
Cash paid, 1 year1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026)5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+7.0%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year+8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026)+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+15.3%+21.9%
Ahead or behind−6.5 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate67%not published
Age190 days183 days
Net assets$7m$629m

DDDD in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

ROCQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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DDDD against ROCQ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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