Data as of .
RNTY vs ROCQ: which paid, and which earned it?
RNTY and ROCQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RNTY and ROCQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RNTY | ROCQ |
|---|---|---|
| Prologis Inc | 6.72% | 0.20% |
| Only in RNTY | Only in ROCQ |
|---|---|
| Welltower Inc 6.63% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.37% |
| Vivmark Residential 6.31% | Apple, Inc. 7.12% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.99% | Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70% |
| Simon Property Group Inc 5.30% | Alphabet, Inc. 6.30% |
| Equinix Inc 4.92% | Microsoft Corp. 5.03% |
| St Joe Co/The 4.41% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74% |
| Realty Income Corp 4.36% | Amazon.com, Inc. 4.52% |
| Texas Pacific Land Corp 4.20% | Lam Research Corp. 4.21% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNTY | ROCQ | RNTY | ROCQ | RNTY | ROCQ | |
| 3 months | −2.3% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | −4.5 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 6 months | +2.5% | +20.0% | 6.2% | 5.9% | −15.6 pts | −4.2 pts |
| 1 year | +4.6% | not published | 11.9% | not published | −12.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +7.9% | +18.0% | 15.8% | 5.8% | −39.2 pts | −4.0 pts |
| RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.5% | 10.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | not published |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.3% | +12.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −12.0 pts | −4.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 519 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $629m |
RNTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, RNTY paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.5%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 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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