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

QVOL and ROCY both write options for income.

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

4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
3.6%ROCY cash paid, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
+13.5%ROCY 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
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, QVOL and ROCY hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QVOL and ROCY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQVOLROCY
NVIDIA Corp8.53%8.37%
Microsoft Corp5.05%4.97%
Alphabet Inc4.70%5.33%
Amazon.com Inc7.61%4.15%
Micron Technology Inc4.53%3.00%
Broadcom Inc3.42%2.61%
Meta Platforms Inc3.14%2.43%
Apple Inc2.33%6.71%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc6.17%1.69%
Lam Research Corp1.47%1.76%
NXP Semiconductors NV0.89%0.69%
Analog Devices Inc0.82%0.66%
Only in each
Only in QVOLOnly in ROCY
Alphabet Inc 4.69%Wells Fargo & Co. 2.15%
Marvell Technology Inc 4.30%Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.63%
Fortinet Inc 1.66%Mastercard, Inc. 1.57%
Microchip Technology Inc 1.58%Tesla, Inc. 1.55%
Applied Materials Inc 1.52%Eli Lilly & Co. 1.47%
Booking Holdings Inc 1.40%AbbVie, Inc. 1.46%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.36%Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.38%
QUALCOMM Inc 1.22%Bank of America Corp. 1.31%

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 ROCY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QVOLROCYQVOLROCYQVOLROCY
3 months−3.7%+2.6%3.0%1.7%−1.2 pts+0.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+14.8%not published3.7%not published−3.3 pts
Since launch+4.3%+13.5%4.2%3.6%+2.1 pts−2.9 pts
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QVOL and ROCY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
ROCY
JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInfrastructure CapitalJPMorgan
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.6%5.7%
Expense ratio0.82%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%+9.7%
Total return, 1 year+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)+13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+2.1%+16.4%
Ahead or behind+2.1 pts−2.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age129 days183 days
Net assets$8m$726m

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.

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, QVOL or ROCY?
QVOL charges 0.82% 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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QVOL 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, QVOL against ROCY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qvol-vs-rocy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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