Data as of .
ROCQ vs YSPC: which paid, and which earned it?
ROCQ and YSPC both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ROCQ and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ROCQ | Only in YSPC |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 8.37% | United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 43.24% |
| Apple, Inc. 7.12% | United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 34.02% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.09% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 6.30% | SPCX 10/16/2026 150.01 C 6.39% |
| Microsoft Corp. 5.03% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 5.82% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74% | SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 162.500 0.62% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.52% | SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 157.500 0.07% |
| Lam Research Corp. 4.21% | SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 152.500 -0.15% |
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 | YSPC | ROCQ | YSPC | ROCQ | YSPC | |
| 3 months | 0.0% | not published | 3.0% | not published | +2.5 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +20.0% | not published | 5.9% | not published | −4.2 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +18.0% | +6.4% | 5.8% | 10.9% | −4.0 pts | +5.3 pts |
| ROCQ JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | YSPC YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | YieldMax |
| Strategy | covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 10.6% | 63.0% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | 10.9% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +12.0% | −5.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | +6.4% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.9% | +1.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.0 pts | +5.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 183 days | 65 days |
| Net assets | $629m | $32m |
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.
YSPC in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YSPC paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 63.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 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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