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

QVOL and ROCQ both write options for income.

Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
QVOL2.1 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%4.2% as cash2.1 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%2.1 pts ahead of 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, QVOL and ROCQ hold 57% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QVOL and ROCQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQVOLROCQ
NVIDIA Corp8.53%8.37%
Microsoft Corp5.05%5.03%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc6.17%4.74%
Alphabet Inc4.70%6.30%
Micron Technology Inc4.53%6.70%
Amazon.com Inc7.61%4.52%
Intel Corp3.01%3.58%
Meta Platforms Inc3.14%2.94%
Broadcom Inc3.42%2.93%
Apple Inc2.33%7.12%
ASML Holding NV2.25%1.60%
Netflix Inc1.90%1.52%
Only in each
Only in QVOLOnly in ROCQ
Alphabet Inc 4.69%Walmart, Inc. 3.50%
Fortinet Inc 1.66%Tesla, Inc. 2.94%
Microchip Technology Inc 1.58%Seagate Technology Holdings plc 2.77%
Applied Materials Inc 1.52%Teradyne, Inc. 0.96%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.36%Johnson & Johnson 0.95%
QUALCOMM Inc 1.22%Palantir Technologies, Inc. 0.95%
Autodesk Inc 1.17%Coca-Cola Co. (The) 0.75%
Texas Instruments Inc 1.15%Norfolk Southern Corp. 0.73%

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 May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

QVOL and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QVOLROCQQVOLROCQQVOLROCQ
3 months−3.7%0.0%3.0%3.0%−1.2 pts+2.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+20.0%not published5.9%not published−4.2 pts
Since launch+4.3%+18.0%4.2%5.8%+2.1 pts−4.0 pts
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QVOL and ROCQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerInfrastructure CapitalJPMorgan
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.6%10.6%
Expense ratio0.82%not published
Cash paid, 1 year4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+2.1%+21.9%
Ahead or behind+2.1 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age129 days183 days
Net assets$8m$629m

QVOL in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.

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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QVOL 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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