Data as of .
QQQI vs ROCY: which paid, and which earned it?
QQQI and ROCY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQI and ROCY hold 48% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QQQI | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.58% | 8.37% |
| Apple Inc | 7.79% | 6.71% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.84% | 4.97% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.36% | 4.15% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.24% | 5.33% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 5.03% | 3.00% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.70% | 2.61% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.14% | 2.43% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 4.02% | 1.69% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.58% | 1.76% |
| Tesla Inc | 2.91% | 1.55% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC | 0.85% | 1.38% |
| Only in QQQI | Only in ROCY |
|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc 2.99% | Wells Fargo & Co. 2.15% |
| Cisco Systems Inc 1.92% | Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.63% |
| Applied Materials Inc 1.58% | Mastercard, Inc. 1.57% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.33% | Eli Lilly & Co. 1.47% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.28% | AbbVie, Inc. 1.46% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 1.07% | Bank of America Corp. 1.31% |
| KLA CORP 1.03% | Philip Morris International, Inc. 1.23% |
| MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 0.94% | American Express Co. 1.07% |
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 | ROCY | QQQI | ROCY | QQQI | ROCY | |
| 3 months | −0.7% | +2.6% | 3.4% | 1.7% | +1.8 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +16.7% | +14.8% | 7.7% | 3.7% | −7.5 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 1 year | +16.4% | not published | 15.2% | not published | −5.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +59.6% | +13.5% | 39.9% | 3.6% | −12.3 pts | −2.9 pts |
| QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | NEOS | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.0% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 15.2% | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.1% | +9.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.4% | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.3 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 98% | not published |
| Age | 962 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $14.8bn | $726m |
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).
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, QQQI or ROCY?
- QQQI charges 0.68% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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