Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ROCQ vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ROCQ and YQQQ both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $770m for JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF and $15m for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.
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.YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ROCQ costs 0.76 points a year less; ROCQ is far larger, $770m against $15m.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ROCQ | YQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +6.6% |
| Price change | rose 4.3% (since Mar 19, 2026) | fell 21.3% (1 year) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 1.11% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $770m | $15m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ROCQ and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
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0% in common
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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 | YQQQ | ROCQ | YQQQ | ROCQ | YQQQ |
| 3 months | −3.5% | +10.7% | 2.7% | 10.6% | −0.1 pts | +8.0 pts |
| 6 months | −1.2% | +9.0% | 5.8% | 15.9% | −0.8 pts | +11.1 pts |
| 1 year | – | +6.6% | – | 26.8% | – | +21.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ROCQ Mar 2026 · YQQQ Aug 2024 | +11.9% | −10.1% | 7.8% | 40.8% | −5.2 pts | +28.7 pts |
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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.
YQQQ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 21.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.7%, paid weekly.
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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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