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

ROCQ and TCAL both write options for income.

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF and T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF.

5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
11.4%TCAL cash paid, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
+3.0%TCAL total return, 1 year
ROCQ4 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%5.8% as cash4 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%4 pts behind QQQ
TCAL13.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%TCAL+3.0%11.4% cash13.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%TCAL+3.0%13.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ROCQ and TCAL hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ROCQ and TCAL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingROCQTCAL
Amazon.com, Inc.4.52%1.53%
Microsoft Corp.5.03%1.50%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.4.74%1.04%
Meta Platforms, Inc.2.94%1.01%
Broadcom, Inc.2.93%0.95%
Netflix, Inc.1.52%0.95%
Johnson & Johnson0.95%0.86%
Walmart, Inc.3.50%0.77%
Coca-Cola Co. (The)0.75%0.90%
Synopsys, Inc.0.60%0.95%
Mondelez International, Inc.0.64%0.51%
DoorDash, Inc.0.48%0.80%
Only in each
Only in ROCQOnly in TCAL
NVIDIA Corp. 8.37%DANAHER CORP 2.01%
Apple, Inc. 7.12%WATERS CORP 1.97%
Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70%VERALTO CORP 1.87%
Alphabet, Inc. 6.30%WASTE CONNECTIONS INC 1.80%
Lam Research Corp. 4.21%YUM BRANDS INC 1.72%
Intel Corp. 3.58%VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.69%
Tesla, Inc. 2.94%LINDE PLC 1.63%
Seagate Technology Holdings plc 2.77%LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP 1.60%

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.

Performance, window by window

ROCQ and TCAL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ROCQTCALROCQTCALROCQTCAL
3 months0.0%+4.2%3.0%3.5%+2.5 pts+1.9 pts
6 months+20.0%+5.3%5.9%6.3%−4.2 pts−12.7 pts
1 yearnot published+3.0%not published11.4%not published−13.5 pts
Since launch+18.0%+3.9%5.8%15.2%−4.0 pts−32.7 pts
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ROCQ and TCAL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
TCAL
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJPMorganT. Rowe Price
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.6%9.4%
Expense rationot published0.34%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)11.4%
Price change, 1 year+12.0%−8.6%
Total return, 1 year+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)+3.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.9%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−4.0 pts−13.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age183 days540 days
Net assets$629m$276m

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.

TCAL in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TCAL paid 11.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.4%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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ROCQ against TCAL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, ROCQ against TCAL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/rocq-vs-tcal Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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