Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ROCQ vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $770m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF, and $2.1m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF.

At a glance
7.8%
ROCQ cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
6.6%
TPAY cash paid, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
+11.9%
ROCQ total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
+11.6%
TPAY total return, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
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.
TPAY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind VOO
TPAY
+11.6%
VOO
+12.6%

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

6.6% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

1 pt behind VOO

6.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ROCQ costs 0.14 points a year less; ROCQ is far larger, $770m against $2.1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ROCQ vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureROCQTPAY
Paid and earned
Price changerose 4.3% (since Mar 19, 2026)rose 4.6% (since Feb 18, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 15, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 5.2 ptsbehind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.49%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$770m$2.1m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Mar 27, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 31 weekly returns
ROCQ TPAY
Return
Total return edge TPAY +16.8% +18.8%
Price return edge TPAY +10.0% +12.3%
Risk
Max drawdown edge TPAY −7.1% −3.0%
Reading

From Mar 2026 to Oct 2026, TPAY returned more: +18.8% to +16.8%. TPAY fell less at its worst: −3.0% to −7.1%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: ROCQ vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureROCQTPAYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+16.8%+18.8%TPAYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+10.0%+12.3%TPAYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−7.1%−3.0%TPAYDeepest 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 TPAY 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 TPAY
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 TPAY
SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 44.68%
SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 44.62%
SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 6.11%
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Side by side

ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly TPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 11.6% 9.5%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year 7.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) 6.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +4.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +4.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +11.9% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +11.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +12.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Ahead or behind −5.2 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) −1.0 pts (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 230 days 259 days
Net assets, ROCQ as of Nov 3, 2026 and TPAY as of Nov 4, 2026 $770m $2.1m

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 TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowROCQTPAYROCQTPAYROCQTPAY
3 months−3.5%−0.8%2.7%2.3%−0.1 pts−0.7 pts
6 months−1.2%+4.2%5.8%4.7%−0.8 pts−0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ROCQ Mar 2026 · TPAY Feb 2026+11.9%+11.6%7.8%6.6%−5.2 pts−1.1 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.

TPAY

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 18, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TPAY paid 6.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 15, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ROCQ or TPAY?
ROCQ charges 0.35% a year and TPAY charges 0.49%, so ROCQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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