Data as of .
PAPI vs ROCY: which paid, and which earned it?
PAPI and ROCY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PAPI and ROCY hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | PAPI | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| AbbVie, Inc. | 0.64% | 1.46% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 0.63% | 0.66% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 0.59% | 5.33% |
| Southern Co. (The) | 0.54% | 0.76% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 0.52% | 0.92% |
| RTX Corp. | 0.52% | 1.07% |
| TJX Cos., Inc. (The) | 0.51% | 0.54% |
| EOG Resources, Inc. | 0.49% | 0.80% |
| Stryker Corp. | 0.49% | 0.69% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 0.47% | 1.63% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 0.46% | 0.46% |
| ConocoPhillips | 0.43% | 0.75% |
| Only in PAPI | Only in ROCY |
|---|---|
| TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.81% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.37% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.77% | Apple, Inc. 6.71% |
| Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73% | Amazon.com, Inc. 4.15% |
| Royalty Pharma plc 0.73% | Micron Technology, Inc. 3.00% |
| Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72% | Broadcom, Inc. 2.61% |
| Avnet, Inc. 0.71% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.43% |
| Texas Instruments, Inc. 0.71% | Wells Fargo & Co. 2.15% |
| Cummins, Inc. 0.70% | Lam Research Corp. 1.76% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAPI | ROCY | PAPI | ROCY | PAPI | ROCY | |
| 3 months | +4.7% | +2.6% | 2.0% | 1.7% | +2.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +5.6% | +14.8% | 4.0% | 3.7% | −12.4 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 1 year | +12.8% | not published | 7.9% | not published | −3.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +35.6% | +13.5% | 22.5% | 3.6% | −49.6 pts | −2.9 pts |
| PAPI Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Parametric | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.2% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.9% | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.5% | +9.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.8% | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.8 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1065 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $400m | $726m |
PAPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PAPI paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, 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, PAPI or ROCY?
- PAPI charges 0.29% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so PAPI 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, PAPI against ROCY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/papi-vs-rocy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.