Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ROCQ vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $770m for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF and $40m for YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

At a glance
7.8%
ROCQ cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
24.9%
SDTY cash paid, 1 year
+11.9%
ROCQ total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
+14.7%
SDTY total return, 1 year
ROCQ · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 5.2 pts behind QQQ
ROCQ
+11.9%
QQQ
+17.1%

5.2 pts behind QQQ

ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+17.1%

ROCQ

+11.9%

7.8% of it arrived as cash

5.2 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

5.2 pts behind QQQ

ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+17.1%

ROCQ

+11.9%

5.2 pts behind QQQ

7.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ROCQ since launch: paid 7.8%, price +4.3%, total +11.9%, QQQ +17.1%, −5.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SDTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with VOO
SDTY
+14.7%
VOO
+14.8%

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with VOO

SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

SDTY

+14.7%

24.9% as cash

about even with VOO

24.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDTY over 1 year: paid 24.9%, price −12.3%, total +14.7%, VOO +14.8%, −0.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ROCQ costs 0.73 points a year less; ROCQ is 19.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ROCQ vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureROCQSDTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+14.7%
Price changerose 4.3% (since Mar 19, 2026)fell 12.3% (1 year)
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%1.08%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$770m$40m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Mar 27, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 31 weekly returns
ROCQ SDTY
Return
Total return edge SDTY (slight) +16.8% +17.6%
Price return edge ROCQ +10.0% +1.1%
Risk
Max drawdown edge SDTY −7.1% −2.4%
Reading

From Mar 2026 to Oct 2026, SDTY returned slightly more: +17.6% to +16.8%. SDTY fell less at its worst: −2.4% to −7.1%.

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Risk and return: ROCQ vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureROCQSDTYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+16.8%+17.6%SDTY (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+10.0%+1.1%ROCQPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−7.1%−2.4%SDTYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 31 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ROCQ and SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ROCQ SDTY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ROCQ
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.94%
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 8.27%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 7.25%
ALPHABET INC-CL C 5.12%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.12%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.95%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.10%
WALMART INC COMMON STOCK 4.05%
Only in SDTY
SPX 12/18/2026 1200.26 C 85.22%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.375% 09/15/2027 1.62%
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Side by side

ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly SDTY YieldMax S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on VOO, paying weekly
Strategy covered call 0DTE covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 11.6% 23.2%
Expense ratio 0.35% 1.08%
Cash paid, 1 year 7.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) 24.9%
Price change, 1 year +4.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) −12.3%
Total return, 1 year +11.9% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +14.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +14.8%
Ahead or behind −5.2 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) −0.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published not published
Age 230 days 1.7 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $770m $40m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: ROCQ vs SDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowROCQSDTYROCQSDTYROCQSDTY
3 months−3.5%+1.2%2.7%5.4%−0.1 pts+1.4 pts
6 months−1.2%+6.6%5.8%11.7%−0.8 pts+1.5 pts
1 year–+14.7%–24.9%–−0.1 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ROCQ Mar 2026 · SDTY Feb 2025+11.9%+23.8%7.8%37.8%−5.2 pts−5.3 pts

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About each fund
ROCQ

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCQ paid 7.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.6%, paid monthly.

SDTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.7%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 23.2%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ROCQ or SDTY?
ROCQ charges 0.35% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so ROCQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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