Data as of .
ROCQ vs ULTY: which paid, and which earned it?
ROCQ and ULTY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ROCQ and ULTY hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ROCQ | ULTY |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 4.74% | 5.23% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 6.30% | 4.39% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 4.21% | 4.34% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.37% | 2.36% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 2.19% | 4.11% |
| Palantir Technologies, Inc. | 0.95% | 4.27% |
| Shopify, Inc. | 0.51% | 3.55% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | 0.49% | 4.11% |
| MercadoLibre, Inc. | 0.46% | 4.99% |
| Robinhood Markets, Inc. | 0.21% | 4.07% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. | 0.09% | 4.07% |
| Only in ROCQ | Only in ULTY |
|---|---|
| Apple, Inc. 7.12% | Lumentum Holdings Inc 4.75% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70% | Strategy Inc 4.66% |
| Microsoft Corp. 5.03% | Comfort Systems USA Inc 4.61% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.52% | Coherent Corp 4.30% |
| Intel Corp. 3.58% | VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 4.07% |
| Walmart, Inc. 3.50% | Figure Technology Solutions Inc 4.02% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.94% | TransMedics Group Inc 3.48% |
| Tesla, Inc. 2.94% | Astera Labs Inc 3.35% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCQ | ULTY | ROCQ | ULTY | ROCQ | ULTY | |
| 3 months | 0.0% | −1.1% | 3.0% | 13.7% | +2.5 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 6 months | +20.0% | +14.0% | 5.9% | 30.1% | −4.2 pts | −4.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | −7.8% | not published | 44.9% | not published | −24.3 pts |
| Since launch | +18.0% | +10.7% | 5.8% | 86.9% | −4.0 pts | −44.1 pts |
| ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | ULTY YieldMax(R) Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.6% | 59.8% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 1.30% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | 44.9% |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.0% | −54.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | −7.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.0 pts | −24.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 183 days | 932 days |
| Net assets | $629m | $721m |
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.
ULTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ULTY paid 44.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 54.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 24.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 59.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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Where these figures came from
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