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

ROCQ and XIMR both write options for income.

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF and FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
6.7%XIMR cash paid, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
+7.5%XIMR 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
XIMR9.1 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XIMR+7.5%6.7% of it arrived as cash9.1 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XIMR+7.5%9.1 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ROCQ and XIMR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ROCQOnly in XIMR
NVIDIA Corp. 8.37%2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.57%
Apple, Inc. 7.12%2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.15%
Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70%US Dollar 0.78%
Alphabet, Inc. 6.30%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.60%
Microsoft Corp. 5.03%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.60%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 0.59%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.52%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/18/2027 0.59%
Lam Research Corp. 4.21%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/18/2027 0.59%

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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ROCQ and XIMR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ROCQXIMRROCQXIMRROCQXIMR
3 months0.0%+1.5%3.0%1.8%+2.5 pts−0.8 pts
6 months+20.0%+5.0%5.9%3.1%−4.2 pts−13.1 pts
1 yearnot published+7.5%not published6.7%not published−9.1 pts
Since launch+18.0%+19.2%5.8%16.2%−4.0 pts−32.9 pts
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ROCQ and XIMR on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
XIMR
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJPMorganFirst Trust
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.6%7.3%
Expense rationot published0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)6.7%
Price change, 1 year+12.0%+0.5%
Total return, 1 year+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)+7.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.9%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−4.0 pts−9.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age183 days913 days
Net assets$629m$27m

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.

XIMR in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIMR paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.3%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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ROCQ against XIMR, 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.

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