Data as of .
JEPQ vs ROCY: which paid, and which earned it?
JEPQ and ROCY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JEPQ and ROCY hold 50% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JEPQ | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.68% | 8.37% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.83% | 6.71% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.05% | 5.33% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.90% | 4.97% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.67% | 4.15% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 5.58% | 3.00% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.38% | 2.43% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.16% | 2.61% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 2.89% | 1.76% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 3.87% | 1.69% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 2.39% | 1.55% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 1.93% | 1.38% |
| Only in JEPQ | Only in ROCY |
|---|---|
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 1.38% | Wells Fargo & Co. 2.15% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.34% | Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.63% |
| Applied Materials, Inc. 1.31% | Eli Lilly & Co. 1.47% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.19% | Bank of America Corp. 1.31% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. 1.14% | Philip Morris International, Inc. 1.23% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank (The) 1.14% | American Express Co. 1.07% |
| BNP Paribas Issuance BV 1.14% | RTX Corp. 1.07% |
| Royal Bank of Canada 1.13% | Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 1.04% |
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 | ROCY | JEPQ | ROCY | JEPQ | ROCY | |
| 3 months | +1.6% | +2.6% | 3.3% | 1.7% | +4.1 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +15.1% | +14.8% | 6.7% | 3.7% | −9.2 pts | −3.3 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% | +13.5% | 49.2% | 3.6% | −33.0 pts | −2.9 pts |
| JEPQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 13.6% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.7% | +9.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.2 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1598 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $43.0bn | $726m |
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.
ROCY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCY paid 3.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, JEPQ or ROCY?
- JEPQ charges 0.35% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so JEPQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, JEPQ against ROCY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/jepq-vs-rocy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.