Which is cheaper, ISPY or ROCY?

ISPY charges 0.55% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ISPY vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

ISPY and ROCY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Nov 4, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF, and $884m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.

ISPY on its own →ROCY on its own →

At a glance

6.2%

ISPY cash paid, 1 year

4.8%

ROCY cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

+11.3%

ISPY total return, 1 year

+15.3%

ROCY total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

ISPY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY

+11.3%

SPY

+14.8%

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

6.2% of it arrived as cash

3.5 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.5 pts behind SPY

ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

ISPY

+11.3%

3.5 pts behind SPY

6.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ISPY over 1 year: paid 6.2%, price +4.8%, total +11.3%, SPY +14.8%, −3.5 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ROCY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY

+15.3%

SPY

+17.1%

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

4.8% as cash

1.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

1.8 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

ROCY costs 0.20 points a year less; ISPY is 1.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ISPY vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ISPY	ROCY
Paid and earned
Measure	ISPY	ROCY
Total return, 1 year	+11.3%	not published
Price change	rose 4.8% (1 year)	rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	ISPY	ROCY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	ISPY	ROCY
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$1.1bn	$884m
Holdings
Measure	ISPY	ROCY
Holdings in common	50%

Method

What they share

50%

By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and ROCY hold 50% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

50% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ISPY ROCY

NVIDIA Corp. 6.80% 8.20%

Apple, Inc. 5.92% 7.31%

Microsoft Corp. 4.80% 6.59%

Amazon.com, Inc. 3.24% 4.16%

Alphabet, Inc. 2.53% 4.13%

Broadcom, Inc. 2.23% 2.17%

Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.60% 2.54%

Micron Technology, Inc. 1.38% 2.11%

Tesla, Inc. 1.32% 1.39%

Eli Lilly & Co. 1.16% 1.64%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 0.98% 1.34%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 0.85% 2.01%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ISPY

Alphabet, Inc. 2.02%

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.22%

Visa, Inc. 0.80%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.56%

Chevron Corp. 0.49%

Caterpillar, Inc. 0.47%

Merck & Co., Inc. 0.46%

Applied Materials, Inc. 0.46%

Only in ROCY

ASML HOLDING NV NY REG 0.44%

PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP CO 0.41%

BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB 0.34%

FIRST CITIZENS 0.34%

AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS 0.33%

ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INC 0.31%

SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA 0.21%

SPY CALL USD 11/06/2026 0.00%

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Side by side

ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer ProShares JPMorgan

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.0% 6.6%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.2% 4.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +4.8% +10.2% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +11.3% +15.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Ahead or behind −3.5 pts −1.8 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 87% not published

Age 2.9 years 230 days

Net assets, ISPY as of Nov 4, 2026 and ROCY as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.2bn $884m

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: ISPY vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ISPY	ROCY	ISPY	ROCY	ISPY	ROCY
3 months	−0.5%	+1.1%	1.5%	1.6%	−0.3 pts	+1.2 pts
6 months	+3.8%	+6.5%	3.1%	3.5%	−1.2 pts	+1.5 pts
1 year	+11.3%	–	6.2%	–	−3.5 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: ISPY Dec 2023 · ROCY Mar 2026	+54.0%	+15.3%	27.1%	4.8%	−15.1 pts	−1.9 pts

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About each fund

ISPY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ISPY paid 6.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. ProShares estimates that 87% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

ROCY

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ISPY or ROCY?: ISPY charges 0.55% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →ISPY on its own →ROCY on its own →ISPY dividend history →ISPY holdings →ROCY dividend history →ROCY holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ISPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ISPY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ISPY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

ProShares page for ISPY ↗

ROCY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ROCY 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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