Data as of .
QQQI vs ROCQ: which paid, and which earned it?
QQQI and ROCQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQI and ROCQ hold 66% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQI | ROCQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.58% | 8.37% |
| Apple Inc | 7.79% | 7.12% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.84% | 5.03% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 5.03% | 6.70% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.36% | 4.52% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.02% | 4.74% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.24% | 6.30% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.14% | 2.94% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.91% | 2.94% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.70% | 2.93% |
| Intel Corp | 2.44% | 3.58% |
| Walmart Inc | 2.28% | 3.50% |
| Only in QQQI | Only in ROCQ |
|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc 2.99% | Johnson & Johnson 0.95% |
| Cisco Systems Inc 1.92% | Coca-Cola Co. (The) 0.75% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 1.74% | Norfolk Southern Corp. 0.73% |
| Applied Materials Inc 1.58% | AbbVie, Inc. 0.65% |
| Crowdstrike Holdings Inc 1.07% | Southern Co. (The) 0.46% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 1.07% | Entergy Corp. 0.42% |
| KLA CORP 1.03% | Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. 0.42% |
| Linde PLC 0.94% | International Business Machines Corp. 0.40% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQI | ROCQ | QQQI | ROCQ | QQQI | ROCQ | |
| 3 months | −0.7% | 0.0% | 3.4% | 3.0% | +1.8 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +16.7% | +20.0% | 7.7% | 5.9% | −7.5 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 1 year | +16.4% | not published | 15.2% | not published | −5.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +59.6% | +18.0% | 39.9% | 5.8% | −12.3 pts | −4.0 pts |
| QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.0% | 10.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 15.2% | 5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | +12.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.4% | +18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +21.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.3 pts | −4.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 98% | not published |
| Age | 962 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $14.8bn | $629m |
QQQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QQQI paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 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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