Which is cheaper, OEI or ROCQ?

OEI charges 1.02% a year and ROCQ charges 0.35%, so ROCQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

OEI vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

OEI and ROCQ both write options for income.

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Net assets: $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Optimized Equity Income ETF, and $770m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

OEI on its own →ROCQ on its own →

At a glance

9.2%

OEI cash paid, 1 year

7.8%

ROCQ cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

+12.9%

OEI total return, 1 year

+11.9%

ROCQ total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

OEI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI

+12.9%

SPY

+14.8%

1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OEI

+12.9%

9.2% of it arrived as cash

1.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.9 pts behind SPY

OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

OEI

+12.9%

9.2% cash

1.9 pts behind SPY

9.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OEI over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +3.0%, total +12.9%, SPY +14.8%, −1.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ROCQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 5.2 pts behind QQQ

ROCQ

+11.9%

QQQ

+17.1%

5.2 pts behind QQQ

ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+17.1%

ROCQ

+11.9%

7.8% of it arrived as cash

5.2 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.2 pts behind QQQ

ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+17.1%

ROCQ

+11.9%

5.2 pts behind QQQ

7.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

ROCQ costs 0.67 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OEI vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	OEI	ROCQ
Paid and earned
Measure	OEI	ROCQ
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	not published
Price change	rose 3.0% (1 year)	rose 4.3% (since Mar 19, 2026)
Against its benchmark
Measure	OEI	ROCQ
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	OEI	ROCQ
Expense ratio	1.02%	0.35%
Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and ROCQ as of Nov 3, 2026	$46m	$770m
Holdings
Measure	OEI	ROCQ
Holdings in common	49%

Method

What they share

49%

By the books each fund has filed, OEI and ROCQ hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

49% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OEI ROCQ

NVIDIA Corp 8.22% 8.94%

Microsoft Corp 5.93% 7.25%

Amazon.com Inc 4.51% 4.95%

Apple Inc 4.23% 8.27%

Alphabet Inc 3.44% 5.12%

Broadcom Inc 3.01% 2.71%

Micron Technology Inc 2.54% 5.12%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.15% 3.36%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.54% 4.10%

Tesla Inc 1.44% 2.99%

Intel Corp 1.32% 1.61%

Walmart Inc 1.12% 4.05%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in OEI

Alphabet Inc 2.76%

Booking Holdings Inc 1.86%

Eli Lilly & Co 1.78%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.63%

Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.58%

Cisco Systems Inc 1.52%

General Electric Co 1.39%

Bank of America Corp 1.36%

Only in ROCQ

ANALOG DEVICES INC 2.38%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP 2.02%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 1.75%

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY 1.75%

ASML HOLDING NV NY REG 1.31%

REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 1.18%

SHOPIFY INC COMMON STOCK 1.00%

NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 0.96%

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Side by side

OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer Core Alternative JPMorgan

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 9.6% 11.6%

Expense ratio 1.02% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 7.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +3.0% +4.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +12.9% +11.9% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

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

Ahead or behind −1.9 pts −5.2 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published

Age 1.0 years 230 days

Net assets, OEI as of Jul 31, 2026 and ROCQ as of Nov 3, 2026 $46m $770m

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: OEI vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	OEI	ROCQ	OEI	ROCQ	OEI	ROCQ
3 months	+3.3%	−3.5%	2.4%	2.7%	+3.4 pts	−0.1 pts
6 months	+6.3%	−1.2%	4.7%	5.8%	+1.3 pts	−0.8 pts
1 year	+12.9%	–	9.2%	–	−1.9 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: OEI Oct 2025 · ROCQ Mar 2026	+15.0%	+11.9%	9.4%	7.8%	−1.1 pts	−5.2 pts

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About each fund

OEI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OEI paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.6%, paid monthly.

ROCQ

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCQ paid 7.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, OEI or ROCQ?: OEI charges 1.02% a year and ROCQ charges 0.35%, so ROCQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

OEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

OEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Core Alternative website ↗

ROCQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ROCQ 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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