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

DJIA and ROCQ both write options for income.

Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

10.5%DJIA cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
+13.7%DJIA total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
DJIAAbout even with DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DJIA+13.7%10.5% of it arrived as cashabout even with DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DJIA+13.7%about even with DIA
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, DJIA and ROCQ hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DJIA and ROCQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDJIAROCQ
MICROSOFT CORP5.74%5.03%
APPLE INC3.91%7.12%
AMAZON.COM INC2.95%4.52%
NVIDIA CORP2.58%8.37%
WALMART INC1.24%3.50%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON3.14%0.95%
COCA-COLA CO/THE1.03%0.75%
WALT DISNEY CO/THE1.19%0.33%
3M CO1.93%0.31%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC4.38%0.20%
MCDONALD'S CORP2.89%0.15%
SALESFORCE INC2.77%0.11%
Only in each
Only in DJIAOnly in ROCQ
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.95%Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70%
CATERPILLAR INC 9.40%Alphabet, Inc. 6.30%
AMGEN INC 4.48%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74%
TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.36%Lam Research Corp. 4.21%
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.28%Intel Corp. 3.58%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.07%Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.94%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.06%Tesla, Inc. 2.94%
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.73%Broadcom, Inc. 2.93%

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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DJIA and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DJIAROCQDJIAROCQDJIAROCQ
3 months+3.8%0.0%1.7%3.0%+3.4 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+11.3%+20.0%4.1%5.9%−2.7 pts−4.2 pts
1 year+13.7%not published10.5%not published+0.2 ptsnot published
3 years+36.8%not published29.3%not published−20.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+42.6%+18.0%39.6%5.8%−25.6 pts−4.0 pts
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DJIA and ROCQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DJIA
Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF
Covered call on DIA, paying monthly
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XJPMorgan
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%10.6%
Expense ratio0.60%not published
Cash paid, 1 year10.5%5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+2.4%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year+13.7%+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+13.5%+21.9%
Ahead or behind+0.2 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate84%not published
Age1667 days183 days
Net assets$189m$629m

DJIA in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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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DJIA 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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