Data as of .
ROCQ vs SPYI: which paid, and which earned it?
ROCQ and SPYI both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | ROCQ | SPYI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 & Johnson | 0.95% | 0.98% |
| Intel Corp. | 3.58% | 0.91% |
| Only in ROCQ | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCQ | SPYI | ROCQ | SPYI | ROCQ | SPYI | |
| 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 year | not published | +16.4% | not published | 13.1% | not published | −1.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +63.4% | not published | 39.0% | not published | −23.0 pts |
| Since launch | +19.7% | +79.2% | 5.8% | 50.3% | −5.8 pts | −26.3 pts |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.4% | 11.9% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (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 estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 186 days | 1483 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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