Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ROCQ vs XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ROCQ and XPAY both write options for income.
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Net assets: $770m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF, and $187m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF.
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, 2026.0.8 pts behind VOO
XPAY over 1 year: paid 19.7%, price −7.2%, total +14.0%, VOO +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
XPAY
+14.0%
19.7% of it arrived as cash
0.8 pts behind VOO
Total return, distributions reinvested
0.8 pts behind VOO
XPAY over 1 year: paid 19.7%, price −7.2%, total +14.0%, VOO +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOO
+14.8%
XPAY
+14.0%
19.7% as cash
0.8 pts behind VOO
19.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XPAY over 1 year: paid 19.7%, price −7.2%, total +14.0%, VOO +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ROCQ costs 0.14 points a year less; ROCQ is 4.2 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ROCQ | XPAY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +14.0% |
| Price change | rose 4.3% (since Mar 19, 2026) | fell 7.2% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 15, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.49% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $770m | $183m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ROCQ and XPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ROCQ | XPAY | ROCQ | XPAY | ROCQ | XPAY |
| 3 months | −3.5% | −0.3% | 2.7% | 5.0% | −0.1 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | −1.2% | +4.9% | 5.8% | 10.0% | −0.8 pts | −0.1 pts |
| 1 year | – | +14.0% | – | 19.7% | – | −0.9 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ROCQ Mar 2026 · XPAY Oct 2024 | +11.9% | +35.6% | 7.8% | 39.0% | −5.2 pts | −2.6 pts |
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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.
XPAY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XPAY paid 19.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.1%, paid monthly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 15, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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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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