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

ROCQ and XPAY both write options for income.

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF and Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF.

5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
19.9%XPAY cash paid, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
+15.7%XPAY 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
XPAY0.9 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XPAY+15.7%19.9% of it arrived as cash0.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XPAY+15.7%19.9% as cash0.9 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ROCQOnly in XPAY
NVIDIA Corp. 8.37%SPY 02/12/2027 33.47 C 13.75%
Apple, Inc. 7.12%SPY 07/16/2027 36.7 C 11.79%
Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70%SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 11.51%
Alphabet, Inc. 6.30%SPY 04/16/2027 33.87 C 11.49%
Microsoft Corp. 5.03%SPY 06/11/2027 37.11 C 10.07%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74%SPY 01/15/2027 33.21 C 6.96%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.52%SPY 12/11/2026 33.1 C 6.40%
Lam Research Corp. 4.21%SPY 09/10/2027 37.99 C 5.57%

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 XPAY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ROCQXPAYROCQXPAYROCQXPAY
3 months0.0%+2.0%3.0%5.0%+2.5 pts−0.3 pts
6 months+20.0%+17.8%5.9%11.1%−4.2 pts−0.2 pts
1 yearnot published+15.7%not published19.9%not published−0.9 pts
Since launch+18.0%+34.7%5.8%37.5%−4.0 pts−2.3 pts
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ROCQ and XPAY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
XPAY
Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJPMorganRoundhill
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.6%20.8%
Expense rationot published0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)19.9%
Price change, 1 year+12.0%−5.8%
Total return, 1 year+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)+15.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.9%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−4.0 pts−0.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age183 days687 days
Net assets$629m$179m

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.

XPAY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XPAY paid 19.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.8%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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ROCQ against XPAY, 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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