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

QYLG and ROCQ both write options for income.

Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

17.4%QYLG cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
+22.2%QYLG total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
QYLGAbout even with QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% of it arrived as cashabout even with QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% as cashabout even with 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, QYLG and ROCQ hold 53% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QYLG and ROCQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQYLGROCQ
NVIDIA CORP8.44%8.37%
APPLE INC7.73%7.12%
MICROSOFT CORP5.77%5.03%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC4.99%6.70%
AMAZON.COM INC4.31%4.52%
META PLATFORMS INC3.11%2.94%
TESLA INC3.01%2.94%
BROADCOM INC2.67%2.93%
INTEL CORP2.48%3.58%
WALMART INC2.25%3.50%
LAM RESEARCH CORP1.57%4.21%
NETFLIX INC1.30%1.52%
Only in each
Only in QYLGOnly in ROCQ
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.97%Alphabet, Inc. 6.30%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.23%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74%
ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.00%Seagate Technology Holdings plc 2.77%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.85%ASML Holding NV 1.60%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.88%Johnson & Johnson 0.95%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.77%Palantir Technologies, Inc. 0.95%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.73%Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.77%
APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.53%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

QYLG and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QYLGROCQQYLGROCQQYLGROCQ
3 months−0.1%0.0%2.1%3.0%+2.4 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+19.6%+20.0%4.6%5.9%−4.7 pts−4.2 pts
1 year+22.2%not published17.4%not published+0.5 ptsnot published
3 years+76.2%not published51.1%not published−22.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+122.0%+18.0%75.3%5.8%−52.0 pts−4.0 pts
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QYLG and ROCQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QYLG
Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XJPMorgan
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.8%10.6%
Expense ratio0.35%not published
Cash paid, 1 year17.4%5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+2.4%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year+22.2%+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+21.9%
Ahead or behind+0.5 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate96%not published
Age2187 days183 days
Net assets$175m$629m

QYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 96% 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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QYLG 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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