Data as of .
JEPQ vs ROCQ: which paid, and which earned it?
JEPQ and ROCQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and ROCQ hold 67% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JEPQ | ROCQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.68% | 8.37% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.83% | 7.12% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 5.58% | 6.70% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.05% | 6.30% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.90% | 5.03% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.87% | 4.74% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.67% | 4.52% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 2.89% | 4.21% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 2.39% | 2.94% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.38% | 2.94% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.16% | 2.93% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 1.93% | 2.77% |
| Only in JEPQ | Only in ROCQ |
|---|---|
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.34% | Johnson & Johnson 0.95% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 1.31% | Norfolk Southern Corp. 0.73% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.16% | Entergy Corp. 0.42% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. 1.14% | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 0.42% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) 1.14% | International Business Machines Corp. 0.40% |
| BNP Paribas Issuance BV 1.14% | Motorola Solutions, Inc. 0.38% |
| Royal Bank of Canada 1.13% | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 0.34% |
| BNP Paribas Issuance BV 1.13% | Walt Disney Co. (The) 0.33% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEPQ | ROCQ | JEPQ | ROCQ | JEPQ | ROCQ | |
| 3 months | +1.6% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.0% | +4.1 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +20.0% | 6.7% | 5.9% | −9.2 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | not published | 11.9% | not published | −3.2 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +73.0% | not published | 37.2% | not published | −25.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +91.7% | +18.0% | 49.2% | 5.8% | −33.0 pts | −4.0 pts |
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 13.6% | 10.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.7% | +12.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +21.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.2 pts | −4.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1598 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $43.0bn | $629m |
JEPQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JEPQ paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.6%, 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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