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PAPI vs ROCY: which paid, and which earned it?

PAPI and ROCY both write options for income.

Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF and JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF.

7.9%PAPI cash paid, 1 year
3.6%ROCY cash paid, 1 year
+12.8%PAPI total return, 1 year
+13.5%ROCY total return, 1 year
PAPI3.8 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%7.9% of it arrived as cash3.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%PAPI+12.8%3.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY2.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%3.6% as cash2.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%2.9 pts behind SPY

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.

Positions PAPI and ROCY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingPAPIROCY
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%
ConocoPhillips0.43%0.75%
Only in each
Only in PAPIOnly 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

PAPI and ROCY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
PAPIROCYPAPIROCYPAPIROCY
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 published7.9%not published−3.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+35.6%+13.5%22.5%3.6%−49.6 pts−2.9 pts
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PAPI and ROCY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PAPI
Parametric Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
ROCY
JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerParametricJPMorgan
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized7.2%5.7%
Expense ratio0.29%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year7.9%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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age1065 days183 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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PAPI against ROCY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources