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

DUBS and ROCQ both write options for income.

Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

2.3%DUBS cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
+20.3%DUBS total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
DUBS3.7 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%DUBS+20.3%3.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%DUBS+20.3%3.7 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, DUBS and ROCQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in DUBSOnly in ROCQ
State Street SPDR Portfolio S& 74.61%NVIDIA Corp. 8.37%
BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core E 25.28%Apple, Inc. 7.12%
TREASURY BILL 0.11%Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70%
Alphabet, Inc. 6.30%
Microsoft Corp. 5.03%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.52%
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DUBS and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DUBSROCQDUBSROCQDUBSROCQ
3 months+3.2%0.0%0.5%3.0%+1.0 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+20.3%+20.0%1.2%5.9%+2.3 pts−4.2 pts
1 year+20.3%not published2.3%not published+3.7 ptsnot published
3 years+80.1%not published9.1%not published+1.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+84.4%+18.0%9.3%5.8%+2.4 pts−4.0 pts
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DUBS and ROCQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DUBS
Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF
Option income on SPY, paying quarterly
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerAptusJPMorgan
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized2.1%10.6%
Expense ratio0.40%not published
Cash paid, 1 year2.3%5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+17.6%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year+20.3%+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+21.9%
Ahead or behind+3.7 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1192 days183 days
Net assets$353m$629m

DUBS in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 17.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.1%, paid quarterly.

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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DUBS 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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