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

JEPI and ROCQ both write options for income.

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

8.1%JEPI cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
+7.0%JEPI total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
JEPI9.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JEPI+7.0%8.1% of it arrived as cash9.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JEPI+7.0%9.5 pts behind 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, JEPI and ROCQ hold 26% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions JEPI and ROCQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingJEPIROCQ
Lam Research Corp.1.57%4.21%
Apple, Inc.1.53%7.12%
NVIDIA Corp.1.53%8.37%
Alphabet, Inc.1.52%6.30%
Amazon.com, Inc.1.48%4.52%
Broadcom, Inc.1.33%2.93%
Microsoft Corp.1.30%5.03%
Meta Platforms, Inc.1.22%2.94%
Analog Devices, Inc.1.11%2.19%
Johnson & Johnson1.68%0.95%
Walmart, Inc.0.92%3.50%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1.06%0.77%
Only in each
Only in JEPIOnly in ROCQ
Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 1.70%Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70%
Ross Stores, Inc. 1.52%Intel Corp. 3.58%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1.48%Tesla, Inc. 2.94%
EOG Resources, Inc. 1.46%Seagate Technology Holdings plc 2.77%
RTX Corp. 1.43%ASML Holding NV 1.60%
Visa, Inc. 1.42%Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.52%
American Express Co. 1.40%Sandisk Corp. 1.08%
Yum! Brands, Inc. 1.40%Teradyne, Inc. 0.96%

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.

Performance, window by window

JEPI and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JEPIROCQJEPIROCQJEPIROCQ
3 months+2.3%0.0%2.0%3.0%0.0 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+4.6%+20.0%4.3%5.9%−13.5 pts−4.2 pts
1 year+7.0%not published8.1%not published−9.5 ptsnot published
3 years+29.4%not published24.6%not published−49.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+92.6%+18.0%60.9%5.8%−89.9 pts−4.0 pts
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JEPI and ROCQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JEPI
JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerJPMorganJPMorgan
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized7.9%10.6%
Expense ratio0.35%not published
Cash paid, 1 year8.1%5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−1.2%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year+7.0%+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+21.9%
Ahead or behind−9.5 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age2311 days183 days
Net assets$45.3bn$629m

JEPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPI paid 8.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.9%, 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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JEPI 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, JEPI against ROCQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/jepi-vs-rocq Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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