Data as of .
ROCQ vs ROCY: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the window both share ROCQ paid 5.8% of its price in cash against ROCY’s 3.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ROCQ and ROCY hold 58% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ROCQ | ROCY |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.37% | 8.37% |
| Apple, Inc. | 7.12% | 6.71% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 6.30% | 5.33% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.03% | 4.97% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.52% | 4.15% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 6.70% | 3.00% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.93% | 2.61% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.94% | 2.43% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 4.21% | 1.76% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 4.74% | 1.69% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 2.94% | 1.55% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 2.77% | 1.38% |
| Only in ROCQ | Only in ROCY |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.52% | Wells Fargo & Co. 2.15% |
| Teradyne, Inc. 0.96% | Eli Lilly & Co. 1.47% |
| Booking Holdings, Inc. 0.87% | Bank of America Corp. 1.31% |
| Norfolk Southern Corp. 0.73% | CSX Corp. 1.21% |
| Monster Beverage Corp. 0.67% | American Express Co. 1.07% |
| Synopsys, Inc. 0.60% | RTX Corp. 1.07% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. 0.55% | Howmet Aerospace, Inc. 1.04% |
| Shopify, Inc. 0.51% | Morgan Stanley 0.83% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCQ | ROCY | ROCQ | ROCY | ROCQ | ROCY | |
| 3 months | 0.0% | +2.6% | 3.0% | 1.7% | +2.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +20.0% | +14.8% | 5.9% | 3.7% | −4.2 pts | −3.3 pts |
| Since launch | +18.0% | +13.5% | 5.8% | 3.6% | −4.0 pts | −2.9 pts |
| ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | 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 | 10.6% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.0% | +9.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.9% | +16.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.0 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 183 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $629m | $726m |
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.
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 paid more, ROCQ or ROCY?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting price in cash and ROCY paid 3.6%, so ROCQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, ROCQ or ROCY?
- With every distribution reinvested, ROCQ returned +18.0% and ROCY returned +13.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so ROCQ returned more.
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Where these figures came from
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