Data as of .
QYLG vs ROCY: which paid, and which earned it?
QYLG and ROCY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QYLG and ROCY hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QYLG | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.44% | 8.37% |
| APPLE INC | 7.73% | 6.71% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.77% | 4.97% |
| AMAZON.COM INC | 4.31% | 4.15% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC | 4.99% | 3.00% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.67% | 2.61% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.11% | 2.43% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 1.57% | 1.76% |
| TESLA INC | 3.01% | 1.55% |
| ANALOG DEVICES INC | 0.79% | 0.66% |
| PEPSICO INC | 0.77% | 0.46% |
| INTEL CORP | 2.48% | 0.43% |
| Only in QYLG | Only in ROCY |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.97% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.33% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.23% | Wells Fargo & Co. 2.15% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.00% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.69% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.85% | Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.63% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.88% | Mastercard, Inc. 1.57% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.77% | Eli Lilly & Co. 1.47% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.53% | AbbVie, Inc. 1.46% |
| PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 1.29% | Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.38% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QYLG | ROCY | QYLG | ROCY | QYLG | ROCY | |
| 3 months | −0.1% | +2.6% | 2.1% | 1.7% | +2.4 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +19.6% | +14.8% | 4.6% | 3.7% | −4.7 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 1 year | +22.2% | not published | 17.4% | not published | +0.5 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +76.2% | not published | 51.1% | not published | −22.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +122.0% | +13.5% | 75.3% | 3.6% | −52.0 pts | −2.9 pts |
| QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 6.8% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 17.4% | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +2.4% | +9.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.2% | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.4% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.5 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 96% | not published |
| Age | 2187 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $175m | $726m |
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).
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, QYLG or ROCY?
- QYLG charges 0.35% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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