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QDTY vs ROCQ: which paid, and which earned it?

QDTY and ROCQ both write options for income.

YieldMax(R) Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

30.9%QDTY cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
+20.2%QDTY total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
QDTY1.6 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QDTY+20.2%30.9% of it arrived as cash1.6 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QDTY+20.2%30.9% as cash1.6 pts behind QQQ
ROCQ4 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%5.8% as cash4 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%4 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QDTY and ROCQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in QDTYOnly in ROCQ
NDX 12/18/2026 1001.26 C 96.19%NVIDIA Corp. 8.37%
XND 12/18/2026 10.02 C 3.21%Apple, Inc. 7.12%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.53%Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70%
United States Treasury Bill 10/15/2026 0.07%Alphabet, Inc. 6.30%
Microsoft Corp. 5.03%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.52%
Lam Research Corp. 4.21%

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 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

QDTY and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QDTYROCQQDTYROCQQDTYROCQ
3 months−0.9%0.0%7.9%3.0%+1.6 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+20.7%+20.0%17.3%5.9%−3.6 pts−4.2 pts
1 year+20.2%not published30.9%not published−1.6 ptsnot published
Since launch+27.1%+18.0%42.0%5.8%−8.5 pts−4.0 pts
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QDTY and ROCQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QDTY
YieldMax(R) Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerYieldMaxJPMorgan
Strategy0DTE covered callcovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized25.9%10.6%
Expense ratio1.17%not published
Cash paid, 1 year30.9%5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−14.0%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year+20.2%+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+21.9%
Ahead or behind−1.6 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate94%not published
Age582 days183 days
Net assets$27m$629m

QDTY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTY paid 30.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

ROCQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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QDTY against ROCQ, 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.

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