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

ROCQ and XSHP both write options for income.

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF and Kurv SpaceX (SPAX) Enhanced Income ETF.

5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
7.3%XSHP cash paid, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
−13.1%XSHP 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
XSHP16.4 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+3.3%XSHP−13.1%16.4 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+3.3%XSHP−13.1%16.4 pts behind SPY

Performance, window by window

ROCQ and XSHP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ROCQXSHPROCQXSHPROCQXSHP
3 months0.0%−11.0%3.0%7.4%+2.5 pts−13.3 pts
6 months+20.0%not published5.9%not published−4.2 ptsnot published
Since launch+18.0%−13.1%5.8%7.3%−4.0 pts−16.4 pts
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ROCQ and XSHP on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
XSHP
Kurv SpaceX (SPAX) Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJPMorganKurv
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.6%33.5%
Expense rationot published0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)7.3% (since launch on Jun 17, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+12.0%−21.8%
Total return, 1 year+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)−13.1% (since launch on Jun 17, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.9%+3.3%
Ahead or behind−4.0 pts−16.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published94%
Age183 days93 days
Net assets$629m$7m

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.

XSHP in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jun 17, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSHP paid 7.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −13.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +3.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 16.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 33.5%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 94% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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ROCQ against XSHP, 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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