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

ROCQ and YMAG both write options for income.

JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF and YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs.

5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
35.5%YMAG cash paid, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ total return, 1 year
+9.7%YMAG 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
YMAG1.5 pts behind MAGS · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
MAGS+11.2%YMAG+9.7%35.5% of it arrived as cash1.5 pts behind MAGSTotal return, distributions reinvestedMAGS+11.2%YMAG+9.7%1.5 pts behind MAGS

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ROCQ and YMAG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ROCQOnly in YMAG
NVIDIA Corp. 8.37%YieldMax NVDA Option Income Strategy ETF 14.58%
Apple, Inc. 7.12%YieldMax AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.24%
Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70%YieldMax Tsla Option Income ETF 14.21%
Alphabet, Inc. 6.30%YieldMax Amzn Option Income ETF 14.11%
Microsoft Corp. 5.03%YieldMax GOOGL Option Income Strategy ETF 14.11%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74%YieldMax Meta Option Income Strategy ETF 13.99%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.52%YieldMax MSFT Option Income Strategy ETF 13.90%
Lam Research Corp. 4.21%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.87%

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

ROCQ and YMAG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ROCQYMAGROCQYMAGROCQYMAG
3 months0.0%+6.1%3.0%9.4%+2.5 pts−1.6 pts
6 months+20.0%+15.4%5.9%21.1%−4.2 pts−5.3 pts
1 yearnot published+9.7%not published35.5%not published−1.5 pts
Since launch+18.0%+70.7%5.8%89.1%−4.0 pts−34.1 pts
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ROCQ and YMAG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
YMAG
YieldMax(R) Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs
Synthetic covered call on MAGS, paying weekly
IssuerJPMorganYieldMax
Strategycovered callsynthetic covered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Magnificent Seven (MAGS)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized10.6%30.9%
Expense rationot published1.34%
Cash paid, 1 year5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)35.5%
Price change, 1 year+12.0%−28.1%
Total return, 1 year+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)+9.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.9%+11.2%
Ahead or behind−4.0 pts−1.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published80%
Age183 days962 days
Net assets$629m$297m

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.

YMAG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YMAG paid 35.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 28.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. Magnificent Seven (MAGS) returned +11.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Sep 17, 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 YMAG, 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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