Data as of .
DDDD vs ROCQ: which paid, and which earned it?
DDDD and ROCQ both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | DDDD | ROCQ |
|---|---|---|
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 4.30% | 0.75% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 3.27% | 0.26% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 3.84% | 0.20% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 4.53% | 0.14% |
| ConocoPhillips | 4.07% | 0.10% |
| United Parcel Service Inc | 1.88% | 0.07% |
| Only in DDDD | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDDD | ROCQ | DDDD | ROCQ | DDDD | ROCQ | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 18.4% | 10.6% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 1.6% (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 estimate | 67% | not published |
| Age | 190 days | 183 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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