Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ROCQ vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ROCQ and XQQI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $770m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF, and $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income 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, 2026.4.9 pts behind QQQ
XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.6%
XQQI
+7.7%
17.0% of it arrived as cash
4.9 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.9 pts behind QQQ
XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.6%
XQQI
+7.7%
4.9 pts behind QQQ
17.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ROCQ costs 0.63 points a year less; ROCQ is 1.9 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ROCQ | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Price change | rose 4.3% (since Mar 19, 2026) | fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.98% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026 | $786m | $408m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 68% | |
Risk and return
Mar 27, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 31 weekly returnsFrom Mar 2026 to Oct 2026, XQQI returned more: +19.8% to +16.8%. ROCQ fell less at its worst: −7.1% to −10.8%.
Full scorecard
3 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | ROCQ | XQQI | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +16.8% | +19.8% | XQQI | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Price return | +10.0% | +6.4% | ROCQ | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Max drawdown | −7.1% | −10.8% | ROCQ | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 31 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ROCQ and XQQI hold 68% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.
half
68% 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 | XQQI | ROCQ | XQQI | ROCQ | XQQI |
| 3 months | −3.5% | −4.1% | 2.7% | 5.0% | −0.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
| 6 months | −1.2% | −3.0% | 5.8% | 10.0% | −0.8 pts | −2.6 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ROCQ Mar 2026 · XQQI Feb 2026 | +11.9% | +7.7% | 7.8% | 17.0% | −5.2 pts | −4.9 pts |
No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for ROCQ or XQQI.
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.
XQQI
Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 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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