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ROCQ vs SPYI: which paid, and which earned it?

ROCQ and SPYI both write options for income.

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF and NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
13.1%SPYI cash paid, 1 year
+19.7%ROCQ total return, 1 year
+16.4%SPYI total return, 1 year
ROCQ5.8 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 21, 2026
QQQ+25.4%ROCQ+19.7%5.8% as cash5.8 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+25.4%ROCQ+19.7%5.8 pts behind QQQ
SPYI1.4 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 21, 2026
SPY+17.8%SPYI+16.4%13.1% of it arrived as cash1.4 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+17.8%SPYI+16.4%1.4 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ROCQ and SPYI hold 53% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ROCQ and SPYI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingROCQSPYI
NVIDIA Corp.8.37%8.36%
Apple, Inc.7.12%7.48%
Microsoft Corp.5.03%5.63%
Amazon.com, Inc.4.52%3.84%
Alphabet, Inc.6.30%3.13%
Broadcom, Inc.2.93%2.61%
Meta Platforms, Inc.2.94%2.45%
Micron Technology, Inc.6.70%1.77%
Tesla, Inc.2.94%1.61%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.4.74%1.53%
Johnson & Johnson0.95%0.98%
Intel Corp.3.58%0.91%
Only in each
Only in ROCQOnly in SPYI
ASML Holding NV 1.60%Alphabet Inc 2.52%
Shopify, Inc. 0.51%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.42%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. 0.49%Eli Lilly & Co 1.41%
MercadoLibre, Inc. 0.46%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.39%
ARM Holdings plc 0.44%ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 0.99%
Nebius Group NV 0.36%Visa Inc 0.92%
Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.32%Cisco Systems Inc 0.67%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.25%Costco Wholesale Corp 0.60%

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 22, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ROCQ and SPYI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ROCQSPYIROCQSPYIROCQSPYI
3 months+1.4%+4.7%3.0%3.0%+0.8 pts+0.5 pts
6 months+20.2%+14.8%5.8%6.4%−6.2 pts−3.9 pts
1 yearnot published+16.4%not published13.1%not published−1.4 pts
3 yearsnot published+63.4%not published39.0%not published−23.0 pts
Since launch+19.7%+79.2%5.8%50.3%−5.8 pts−26.3 pts
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ROCQ and SPYI on the same fields, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
SPYI
NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJPMorganNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.4%11.9%
Expense rationot published0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)13.1%
Price change, 1 year+13.7%+2.1%
Total return, 1 year+19.7% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)+16.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year+25.4%+17.8%
Ahead or behind−5.8 pts−1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published93%
Age186 days1483 days
Net assets$638m$12.2bn

ROCQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 21, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +25.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.8 pts. At its price on Sep 21, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, paid monthly.

SPYI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 21, 2026, SPYI paid 13.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 21, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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ROCQ against SPYI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 21, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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