Which is cheaper, FTQI or ROCQ?

FTQI charges 0.75% a year and ROCQ charges 0.35%, so ROCQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FTQI vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

FTQI and ROCQ both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $997m for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF and $770m for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

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At a glance

12.1%

FTQI cash paid, 1 year

7.8%

ROCQ cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

+16.5%

FTQI total return, 1 year

+11.9%

ROCQ total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

FTQI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI

+16.5%

QQQ

+12.3%

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

FTQI

+16.5%

12.1% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

FTQI

+16.5%

12.1% as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

12.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ROCQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 5.2 pts behind QQQ

ROCQ

+11.9%

QQQ

+17.1%

5.2 pts behind QQQ

ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+17.1%

ROCQ

+11.9%

7.8% of it arrived as cash

5.2 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.2 pts behind QQQ

ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+17.1%

ROCQ

+11.9%

5.2 pts behind QQQ

7.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

ROCQ costs 0.40 points a year less; FTQI is 1.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTQI vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FTQI	ROCQ
Paid and earned
Measure	FTQI	ROCQ
Total return, 1 year	+16.5%	not published
Price change	rose 3.5% (1 year)	rose 4.3% (since Mar 19, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FTQI	ROCQ
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	FTQI	ROCQ
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$997m	$770m
Holdings
Measure	FTQI	ROCQ
Holdings in common	45%

Method

What they share

45%

By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and ROCQ hold 45% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

45% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTQI ROCQ

Apple Inc. 8.98% 8.27%

NVIDIA Corporation 6.22% 8.94%

Amazon.com, Inc. 4.23% 4.95%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.73% 4.10%

Tesla, Inc. 3.05% 2.99%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.67% 3.36%

Micron Technology, Inc. 2.01% 5.12%

Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 1.72% 5.12%

Broadcom Inc. 1.64% 2.71%

Seagate Technology Holdings Plc 1.59% 1.75%

Microsoft Corporation 1.55% 7.25%

Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.60% 1.49%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FTQI

Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.10%

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 1.72%

Costco Wholesale Corporation 1.54%

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 1.41%

KLA Corporation 1.16%

CME Group Inc. 1.10%

Amgen Inc. 1.08%

Applied Materials, Inc. 1.00%

Only in ROCQ

WALMART INC COMMON STOCK 4.05%

ANALOG DEVICES INC 2.38%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 2.02%

ASML HOLDING NV NY REG 1.31%

REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 1.18%

SHOPIFY INC COMMON STOCK 1.00%

NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 0.96%

NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP 0.80%

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Side by side

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 12.3% 11.6%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 12.1% 7.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +3.5% +4.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +16.5% +11.9% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Ahead or behind +4.2 pts −5.2 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% not published

Age 12.8 years 230 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $997m $770m

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: FTQI vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FTQI	ROCQ	FTQI	ROCQ	FTQI	ROCQ
3 months	+0.4%	−3.5%	3.0%	2.7%	+3.8 pts	−0.1 pts
6 months	+6.6%	−1.2%	6.0%	5.8%	+6.9 pts	−0.8 pts
1 year	+16.5%	–	12.1%	–	+4.3 pts	–
3 years	+60.8%	–	38.1%	–	−30.5 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: FTQI Jan 2014 · ROCQ Mar 2026	+138.8%	+11.9%	81.1%	7.8%	−641.3 pts	−5.2 pts

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About each fund

FTQI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

ROCQ

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCQ paid 7.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, FTQI or ROCQ?: FTQI charges 0.75% a year and ROCQ charges 0.35%, so ROCQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

FTQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FTQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FTQI ↗

ROCQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ROCQ 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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