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OVL vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $427m on Aug 31, 2026 for Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF, and $770m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

At a glance
9.9%
OVL cash paid, 1 year
7.8%
ROCQ cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
+17.2%
OVL total return, 1 year
+11.9%
ROCQ total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
OVL · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.4 pts ahead of VOO
OVL
+17.2%
VOO
+14.8%

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

9.9% of it arrived as cash

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

OVL

+17.2%

9.9% cash

2.4 pts ahead of VOO

9.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. OVL over 1 year: paid 9.9%, price +6.6%, total +17.2%, VOO +14.8%, +2.4 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 +17.2%. 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 +17.2%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ROCQ costs 0.44 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

OVL vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLROCQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+17.2%not published
Price changerose 6.6% (1 year)rose 4.3% (since Mar 19, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOONasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.79%0.35%
Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and ROCQ as of Nov 3, 2026$427m$770m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Mar 27, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 31 weekly returns
OVL ROCQ
Return
Total return edge OVL +19.9% +16.8%
Price return edge OVL +12.8% +10.0%
Risk
Max drawdown edge OVL −4.2% −7.1%
Reading

From Mar 2026 to Oct 2026, OVL returned more: +19.9% to +16.8%. OVL fell less at its worst: −4.2% to −7.1%.

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3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: OVL vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureOVLROCQEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+19.9%+16.8%OVLPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+12.8%+10.0%OVLPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−4.2%−7.1%OVLDeepest 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

0%

By the books each fund has filed, OVL and ROCQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first OVL ROCQ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in OVL
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 99.97%
Only in ROCQ
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.94%
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 8.27%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 7.25%
ALPHABET INC-CL C 5.12%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.12%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.95%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.10%
WALMART INC COMMON STOCK 4.05%
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Side by side

OVL Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF · Put-selling overlay on VOO, paying monthly ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy put-selling overlay covered call
Benchmark Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 10.6% 11.6%
Expense ratio 0.79% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 9.9% 7.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +6.6% +4.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +17.2% +11.9% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Ahead or behind +2.4 pts −5.2 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published
Age 7.1 years 230 days
Net assets, OVL as of Aug 31, 2026 and ROCQ as of Nov 3, 2026 $427m $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: OVL vs ROCQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowOVLROCQOVLROCQOVLROCQ
3 months−0.5%−3.5%2.6%2.7%−0.4 pts−0.1 pts
6 months+4.4%−1.2%5.2%5.8%−0.6 pts−0.8 pts
1 year+17.2%–9.9%–+2.4 pts–
3 years+92.6%–23.9%–+9.3 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: OVL Oct 2019 · ROCQ Mar 2026+204.4%+11.9%51.2%7.8%+14.4 pts−5.2 pts

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About each fund
OVL

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, OVL paid 9.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Overlay Shares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

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, OVL or ROCQ?
OVL charges 0.79% a year and ROCQ charges 0.35%, so ROCQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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