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

DRKY and ROCQ both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
DRKY9.7 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash9.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% cash9.7 pts ahead of 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, DRKY and ROCQ hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DRKY and ROCQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDRKYROCQ
Alphabet Inc4.45%6.30%
Amazon.com Inc4.42%4.52%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC4.52%2.77%
Tesla Inc2.07%2.94%
Sandisk Corp3.51%1.08%
Insmed Inc4.62%0.20%
Natera Inc25.22%0.12%
Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly in ROCQ
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17%NVIDIA Corp. 8.37%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%Apple, Inc. 7.12%
YPF SA 4.78%Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70%
BBB Foods Inc 4.29%Microsoft Corp. 5.03%
CDW Corp/DE 3.92%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74%
Fox Corp 3.89%Lam Research Corp. 4.21%
United Airlines Holdings Inc 3.73%Intel Corp. 3.58%
Sea Ltd 3.15%Walmart, Inc. 3.50%

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

DRKY and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYROCQDRKYROCQDRKYROCQ
3 months+11.8%0.0%3.8%3.0%+9.6 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+25.1%+20.0%8.1%5.9%+7.1 pts−4.2 pts
Since launch+24.1%+18.0%14.1%5.8%+9.7 pts−4.0 pts
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DRKY and ROCQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesJPMorgan
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%10.6%
Expense ratio0.95%not published
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+8.1%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.4%+21.9%
Ahead or behind+9.7 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days183 days
Net assets$19m$629m

DRKY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.

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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DRKY 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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