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

ROCQ and XYLD both write options for income.

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF and Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF.

5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
11.0%XYLD cash paid, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
+17.9%XYLD 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
XYLD1.4 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XYLD+17.9%11.0% of it arrived as cash1.4 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XYLD+17.9%1.4 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ROCQ and XYLD hold 44% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ROCQ and XYLD both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingROCQXYLD
NVIDIA Corp.8.37%8.24%
Apple, Inc.7.12%7.55%
Microsoft Corp.5.03%5.61%
Amazon.com, Inc.4.52%3.83%
Broadcom, Inc.2.93%2.62%
Meta Platforms, Inc.2.94%2.26%
Micron Technology, Inc.6.70%1.77%
Tesla, Inc.2.94%1.58%
Johnson & Johnson0.95%1.00%
Intel Corp.3.58%0.83%
Walmart, Inc.3.50%0.73%
AbbVie, Inc.0.65%0.71%
Only in each
Only in ROCQOnly in XYLD
Alphabet, Inc. 6.30%ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.13%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74%ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.49%
Seagate Technology Holdings plc 2.77%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.46%
ASML Holding NV 1.60%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.43%
Palantir Technologies, Inc. 0.95%ELI LILLY & CO 1.42%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.77%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.41%
AppLovin Corp. 0.65%EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.03%
Mondelez International, Inc. 0.64%VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 0.97%

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 XYLD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ROCQXYLDROCQXYLDROCQXYLD
3 months0.0%+4.5%3.0%2.6%+2.5 pts+2.3 pts
6 months+20.0%+12.4%5.9%5.6%−4.2 pts−5.6 pts
1 yearnot published+17.9%not published11.0%not published+1.4 pts
3 yearsnot published+44.5%not published32.5%not published−33.9 pts
Since launch+18.0%+191.5%5.8%112.9%−4.0 pts−315.3 pts
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ROCQ and XYLD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
XYLD
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJPMorganGlobal X
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.6%8.9%
Expense rationot published0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)11.0%
Price change, 1 year+12.0%+5.9%
Total return, 1 year+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)+17.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.9%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−4.0 pts+1.4 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published93%
Age183 days4834 days
Net assets$629m$3.4bn

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.

XYLD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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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ROCQ against XYLD, 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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