Data as of .
DJIA vs ROCY: which paid, and which earned it?
DJIA and ROCY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and ROCY hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DJIA | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.74% | 4.97% |
| APPLE INC | 3.91% | 6.71% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 2.95% | 4.15% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 2.58% | 8.37% |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS CO | 3.62% | 1.07% |
| UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 4.38% | 1.02% |
| 3M CO | 1.93% | 0.67% |
| MCDONALD'S CORP | 2.89% | 0.65% |
| WALT DISNEY CO/THE | 1.19% | 0.59% |
| WALMART INC | 1.24% | 0.43% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 3.14% | 0.39% |
| SALESFORCE INC | 2.77% | 0.35% |
| Only in DJIA | Only in ROCY |
|---|---|
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.95% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.33% |
| CATERPILLAR INC 9.40% | Micron Technology, Inc. 3.00% |
| AMGEN INC 4.48% | Broadcom, Inc. 2.61% |
| TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.36% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.43% |
| VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.28% | Wells Fargo & Co. 2.15% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.07% | Lam Research Corp. 1.76% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.06% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.69% |
| SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.73% | Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.63% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJIA | ROCY | DJIA | ROCY | DJIA | ROCY | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | +2.6% | 1.7% | 1.7% | +3.4 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +11.3% | +14.8% | 4.1% | 3.7% | −2.7 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 1 year | +13.7% | not published | 10.5% | not published | +0.2 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +36.8% | not published | 29.3% | not published | −20.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +42.6% | +13.5% | 39.6% | 3.6% | −25.6 pts | −2.9 pts |
| 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), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.3% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 10.5% | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.4% | +9.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.7% | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +13.5% | +16.4% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.2 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 84% | not published |
| Age | 1667 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $189m | $726m |
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).
ROCY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCY paid 3.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, 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 these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DJIA against ROCY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/djia-vs-rocy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.