Data as of .
ROCQ vs WDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
ROCQ and WDTE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ROCQ and WDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ROCQ | Only in WDTE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 8.37% | Spx Us 12/18/26 C600 92.83% |
| Apple, Inc. 7.12% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 6.61% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70% | Cash & Other 0.69% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 6.30% | Spx 09/21/2026 7674.22 C 0.11% |
| Microsoft Corp. 5.03% | Spx 09/21/2026 7650.5 C -0.24% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74% | |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.52% | |
| Lam Research Corp. 4.21% |
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 | WDTE | ROCQ | WDTE | ROCQ | WDTE | |
| 3 months | 0.0% | +3.2% | 3.0% | 7.4% | +2.5 pts | +0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +20.0% | +17.3% | 5.9% | 15.7% | −4.2 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +15.8% | not published | 28.0% | not published | −0.8 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +49.2% | not published | 77.8% | not published | −29.2 pts |
| Since launch | +18.0% | +49.2% | 5.8% | 77.8% | −4.0 pts | −29.2 pts |
| ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | WDTE Defiance S&P 500 Weekly Distribution ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Defiance |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.6% | 29.9% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 1.03% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | 28.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.0% | −14.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | +15.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.9% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.0 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 38% |
| Age | 183 days | 1095 days |
| Net assets | $629m | $71m |
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.
WDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, WDTE paid 28.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 14.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.9%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 38% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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