Data as of .
RNTY vs ROCY: which paid, and which earned it?
RNTY and ROCY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, RNTY and ROCY hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | RNTY | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| Prologis Inc | 6.72% | 0.58% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 5.99% | 0.55% |
| Only in RNTY | Only in ROCY |
|---|---|
| Welltower Inc 6.63% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.37% |
| Vivmark Residential 6.31% | Apple, Inc. 6.71% |
| Simon Property Group Inc 5.30% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.33% |
| Equinix Inc 4.92% | Microsoft Corp. 4.97% |
| St Joe Co/The 4.41% | Amazon.com, Inc. 4.15% |
| Realty Income Corp 4.36% | Micron Technology, Inc. 3.00% |
| Texas Pacific Land Corp 4.20% | Broadcom, Inc. 2.61% |
| Iron Mountain Inc 4.06% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.43% |
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 | ROCY | RNTY | ROCY | RNTY | ROCY | |
| 3 months | −2.3% | +2.6% | 3.0% | 1.7% | −4.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +2.5% | +14.8% | 6.2% | 3.7% | −15.6 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 1 year | +4.6% | not published | 11.9% | not published | −12.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +7.9% | +13.5% | 15.8% | 3.6% | −39.2 pts | −2.9 pts |
| RNTY YieldMax(R) Target 12(TM) Real Estate Option Income ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying monthly | ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.5% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.99% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.9% | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −7.3% | +9.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −12.0 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 0% | not published |
| Age | 519 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $6m | $726m |
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).
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, RNTY or ROCY?
- RNTY charges 0.99% 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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