Data as of .
ROCQ vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?
ROCQ and XSPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ROCQ and XSPI hold 52% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ROCQ | XSPI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.37% | 8.50% |
| Apple, Inc. | 7.12% | 7.83% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.03% | 5.80% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.52% | 3.94% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 6.30% | 3.24% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.93% | 2.65% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.94% | 2.25% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 6.70% | 1.75% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 2.94% | 1.59% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 4.74% | 1.40% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.95% | 1.02% |
| Intel Corp. | 3.58% | 0.79% |
| Only in ROCQ | Only in XSPI |
|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV 1.60% | Alphabet Inc 2.57% |
| Shopify, Inc. 0.51% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.47% |
| Space Exploration Technologies Corp. 0.49% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.47% |
| MercadoLibre, Inc. 0.46% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.42% |
| ARM Holdings plc 0.44% | SPX US 10/16/26 C7500 1.39% |
| Nebius Group NV 0.36% | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.08% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.32% | Visa Inc 0.94% |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.25% | Cisco Systems Inc 0.68% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCQ | XSPI | ROCQ | XSPI | ROCQ | XSPI | |
| 3 months | 0.0% | +3.7% | 3.0% | 4.2% | +2.5 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +20.0% | +20.0% | 5.9% | 9.2% | −4.2 pts | +1.9 pts |
| Since launch | +18.0% | +11.6% | 5.8% | 11.1% | −4.0 pts | +0.2 pts |
| ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | XSPI NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.6% | 17.1% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | 11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.0% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | +11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.9% | +11.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.0 pts | +0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 99% |
| Age | 183 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $629m | $113m |
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.
XSPI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSPI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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Where these figures came from
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