Data as of .
FTQI vs ROCQ: which paid, and which earned it?
FTQI and ROCQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and ROCQ hold 29% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTQI | ROCQ |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 8.76% | 7.12% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 5.41% | 4.74% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.13% | 4.52% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 2.68% | 2.94% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.38% | 6.70% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings Plc | 2.17% | 2.77% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.92% | 2.93% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 1.42% | 1.52% |
| Netflix, Inc. | 1.24% | 1.52% |
| AbbVie Inc. | 1.32% | 0.65% |
| Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. | 0.21% | 0.34% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.19% | 0.95% |
| Only in FTQI | Only in ROCQ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation 6.55% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.37% |
| US Dollar 5.75% | Alphabet, Inc. 6.30% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% | Microsoft Corp. 5.03% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.75% | Lam Research Corp. 4.21% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% | Intel Corp. 3.58% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 2.06% | Walmart, Inc. 3.50% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 2.05% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.94% |
| Microsoft Corporation 1.41% | Analog Devices, Inc. 2.19% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | ROCQ | FTQI | ROCQ | FTQI | ROCQ | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% | 3.0% | +6.5 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +20.0% | 6.3% | 5.9% | −5.9 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | not published | 12.0% | not published | −0.3 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +18.0% | 78.8% | 5.8% | −675.0 pts | −4.0 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 10.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | +12.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +21.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −4.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $629m |
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, 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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Where these figures came from
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