Which is cheaper, JOYT or ROCY?

JOYT and ROCY both charge 0.35% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

JOYT vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

JOYT and ROCY both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $117m for JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF and $884m for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.

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At a glance

0.9%

JOYT cash paid, 1 year

4.8%

ROCY cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

+14.6%

JOYT total return, 1 year

+15.3%

ROCY total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

JOYT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with SPY

JOYT

+14.6%

SPY

+14.8%

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

JOYT

+14.6%

about even with SPY

0.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. JOYT over 1 year: paid 0.9%, price +13.7%, total +14.6%, SPY +14.8%, −0.2 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

Both cost 0.35% a year; ROCY is 7.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

JOYT vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JOYT	ROCY
Paid and earned
Measure	JOYT	ROCY
Total return, 1 year	+14.6%	not published
Price change	rose 13.7% (1 year)	rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	JOYT	ROCY
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	JOYT	ROCY
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$117m	$884m
Holdings
Measure	JOYT	ROCY
Holdings in common	97%

Method

Risk and return

Mar 27, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 31 weekly returns

JOYT ROCY

Return

Total return edge ROCY +14.4% +17.4%

Price return edge JOYT (slight) +14.0% +12.9%

Risk

Max drawdown edge JOYT −1.8% −2.0%

Reading

From Mar 2026 to Oct 2026, ROCY returned more: +17.4% to +14.4%. JOYT fell less at its worst: −1.8% to −2.0%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: JOYT vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	JOYT	ROCY	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+14.4%	+17.4%	ROCY	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return	+14.0%	+12.9%	JOYT (slight)	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown	−1.8%	−2.0%	JOYT	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 31 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

97%

By the books each fund has filed, JOYT and ROCY hold 97% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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97% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first JOYT ROCY

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.18% 8.20%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.29% 7.31%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.57% 6.59%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16% 4.16%

ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13% 4.13%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.53% 2.54%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17% 2.17%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.10% 2.11%

WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.11% 2.02%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.01% 2.01%

MASTERCARD INC COMMON 1.87% 1.88%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.63% 1.64%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in JOYT

SPY CALL USD 11/20/2026 -0.09%

SPY CALL USD 11/27/2026 -0.18%

Only in ROCY

SPY CALL USD 11/06/2026 0.00%

SPY CALL USD 11/13/2026 -0.07%

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Side by side

JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF · Option income on SPY, paying quarterly ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer JPMorgan JPMorgan

Strategy option income covered call

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

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 0.7% 6.6%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.9% 4.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +13.7% +10.2% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +14.6% +15.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

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

Ahead or behind −0.2 pts −1.8 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 1.2 years 230 days

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $117m $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: JOYT vs ROCY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	JOYT	ROCY	JOYT	ROCY	JOYT	ROCY
3 months	+2.0%	+1.1%	0.2%	1.6%	+2.2 pts	+1.2 pts
6 months	+7.8%	+6.5%	0.4%	3.5%	+2.8 pts	+1.5 pts
1 year	+14.6%	–	0.9%	–	−0.1 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: JOYT Aug 2025 · ROCY Mar 2026	+21.6%	+15.3%	0.9%	4.8%	+0.1 pts	−1.9 pts

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Client brief

No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for ROCY.

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About each fund

JOYT

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, JOYT paid 0.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.

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, JOYT or ROCY?: JOYT and ROCY both charge 0.35% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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Sources and dates

JOYT and ROCY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JOYT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

ROCY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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