Which is cheaper, DJIA or ROCY?

DJIA charges 0.60% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DJIA vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

DJIA and ROCY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $191m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF, and $884m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.

DJIA on its own →ROCY on its own →

At a glance

10.1%

DJIA cash paid, 1 year

4.8%

ROCY cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

+13.9%

DJIA total return, 1 year

+15.3%

ROCY total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

DJIA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind DIA

DJIA

+13.9%

DIA

+14.9%

1 pt behind DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DJIA

+13.9%

10.1% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind DIA

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DJIA

+13.9%

10.1% cash

1 pt behind DIA

10.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ROCY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY

+15.3%

SPY

+17.1%

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

4.8% as cash

1.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

1.8 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ROCY costs 0.25 points a year less; ROCY is 4.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DJIA vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DJIA	ROCY
Paid and earned
Measure	DJIA	ROCY
Total return, 1 year	+13.9%	not published
Price change	rose 2.9% (1 year)	rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DJIA	ROCY
Benchmark	Dow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIA	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 1.0 pts	behind by 1.8 pts
Cost and size
Measure	DJIA	ROCY
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$191m	$812m
Holdings
Measure	DJIA	ROCY
Holdings in common	24%

Method

What they share

24%

By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and ROCY hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

24% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DJIA ROCY

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.33% 6.59%

ALPHABET INC. 4.08% 4.13%

APPLE INC. 3.54% 7.31%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.11% 4.16%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.30% 8.20%

AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY 3.85% 0.98%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.75% 0.94%

3M COMPANY 2.02% 0.70%

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY 1.10% 0.66%

MCDONALD'S CORPORATION 3.10% 0.60%

SALESFORCE, INC. 2.11% 0.47%

WALMART INC. 1.27% 0.45%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DJIA

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.67%

CATERPILLAR INC. 9.34%

AMGEN INC. 4.42%

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.29%

VISA INC. 4.20%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.03%

THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 3.91%

THE HOME DEPOT, INC. 3.81%

Only in ROCY

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.54%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.11%

WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.02%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.01%

MASTERCARD INC COMMON 1.88%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.64%

ABBVIE INC COMMON STOCK 1.58%

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Side by side

DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on DIA, paying monthly ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Global X JPMorgan

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 6.6%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 10.1% 4.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +2.9% +10.2% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +13.9% +15.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Ahead or behind −1.0 pts −1.8 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 70% not published

Age 4.7 years 230 days

Net assets, DJIA as of Oct 12, 2026 and ROCY as of Nov 3, 2026 $191m $884m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: DJIA vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DJIA	ROCY	DJIA	ROCY	DJIA	ROCY
3 months	+1.4%	+1.1%	1.7%	1.6%	+2.8 pts	+1.2 pts
6 months	+8.7%	+6.5%	3.7%	3.5%	+1.2 pts	+1.5 pts
1 year	+13.9%	–	10.1%	–	−1.0 pts	–
3 years	+41.7%	–	30.4%	–	−22.4 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · ROCY Mar 2026	+46.0%	+15.3%	40.8%	4.8%	−27.9 pts	−1.9 pts

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About each fund

DJIA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +14.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 70% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

ROCY

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DJIA or ROCY?: DJIA charges 0.60% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) →S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →DJIA on its own →ROCY on its own →DJIA dividend history →DJIA holdings →ROCY dividend history →ROCY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

DJIA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DJIA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DJIA 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for DJIA ↗

ROCY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ROCY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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