Data as of .
QYLD vs ROCQ: which paid, and which earned it?
QYLD and ROCQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QYLD and ROCQ hold 53% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QYLD | ROCQ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.54% | 8.37% |
| APPLE INC | 7.82% | 7.12% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 5.05% | 6.70% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.84% | 5.03% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.36% | 4.52% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.15% | 2.94% |
| TESLA INC | 3.05% | 2.94% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.71% | 2.93% |
| INTEL CORP | 2.51% | 3.58% |
| WALMART INC | 2.28% | 3.50% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 1.58% | 4.21% |
| NETFLIX INC | 1.31% | 1.52% |
| Only in QYLD | Only in ROCQ |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.02% | Alphabet, Inc. 6.30% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.27% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.02% | Seagate Technology Holdings plc 2.77% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.88% | ASML Holding NV 1.60% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.90% | Johnson & Johnson 0.95% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.80% | Palantir Technologies, Inc. 0.95% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.75% | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.77% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.55% | Coca-Cola Co. (The) 0.75% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QYLD | ROCQ | QYLD | ROCQ | QYLD | ROCQ | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | +5.7 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +14.5% | +20.0% | 6.3% | 5.9% | −9.7 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 1 year | +23.0% | not published | 12.5% | not published | +1.2 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +55.3% | not published | 36.6% | not published | −42.9 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +198.3% | +18.0% | 116.0% | 5.8% | −644.6 pts | −4.0 pts |
| QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.8% | 10.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.5% | 5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.1% | +12.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.0% | +18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +21.9% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.2 pts | −4.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 4663 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $8.5bn | $629m |
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, QYLD against ROCQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qyld-vs-rocq Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.