Which is cheaper, ROCQ or XISE?

ROCQ charges 0.35% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so ROCQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ROCQ vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

ROCQ and XISE both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $770m for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF and $33m for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September.

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At a glance

7.8%

ROCQ cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

6.1%

XISE cash paid, 1 year

+11.9%

ROCQ total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

+7.0%

XISE total return, 1 year

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.

XISE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE

+7.0%

VOO

+14.8%

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

6.1% of it arrived as cash

7.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

7.8 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XISE

+7.0%

7.8 pts behind VOO

6.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.1%, price +0.7%, total +7.0%, VOO +14.8%, −7.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

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

Pair scorecard

ROCQ costs 0.50 points a year less; ROCQ is far larger, $770m against $33m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ROCQ vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ROCQ	XISE
Paid and earned
Measure	ROCQ	XISE
Total return, 1 year	not published	+7.0%
Price change	rose 4.3% (since Mar 19, 2026)	rose 0.7% (1 year)
Against its benchmark
Measure	ROCQ	XISE
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	ROCQ	XISE
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$770m	$33m
Holdings
Measure	ROCQ	XISE
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ROCQ and XISE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ROCQ XISE

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 XISE

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.08 98.27%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 761.61 5.23%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 685.44 -2.83%

2027-09-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 761.61 -7.76%

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Side by side

ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer JPMorgan First Trust

Strategy covered call buffer with income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 11.6% 6.8%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 7.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) 6.1%

Price change, 1 year +4.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +11.9% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +7.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +14.8%

Ahead or behind −5.2 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) −7.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 0%

Age 230 days 3.1 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $770m $33m

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 XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ROCQ	XISE	ROCQ	XISE	ROCQ	XISE
3 months	−3.5%	+1.4%	2.7%	1.6%	−0.1 pts	+1.6 pts
6 months	−1.2%	+2.9%	5.8%	3.1%	−0.8 pts	−2.1 pts
1 year	–	+7.0%	–	6.1%	–	−7.8 pts
3 years	–	+21.3%	–	19.1%	–	−62.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ROCQ Mar 2026 · XISE Sep 2023	+11.9%	+22.3%	7.8%	19.7%	−5.2 pts	−57.3 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.

XISE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XISE paid 6.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 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 XISE?: ROCQ charges 0.35% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so ROCQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →ROCQ on its own →XISE on its own →ROCQ dividend history →ROCQ holdings →XISE dividend history →XISE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ROCQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ROCQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

XISE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XISE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XISE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XISE ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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