Data as of .
ROCY vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
ROCY and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and SCEP hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ROCY | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| Apple, Inc. | 6.71% | 5.71% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.37% | 5.70% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.33% | 5.98% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.15% | 4.68% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.97% | 3.49% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.61% | 5.61% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.43% | 2.23% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.76% | 2.64% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.69% | 2.19% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 1.46% | 1.62% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.47% | 1.25% |
| Amphenol Corp. | 0.80% | 1.94% |
| Only in ROCY | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. 3.00% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% |
| Wells Fargo & Co. 2.15% | PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP 2.63% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.63% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.15% |
| Tesla, Inc. 1.55% | ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 2.07% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.38% | EQUINIX INC 2.05% |
| Bank of America Corp. 1.31% | VISA INC 1.98% |
| Philip Morris International, Inc. 1.23% | MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC 1.89% |
| CSX Corp. 1.21% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 1.87% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCY | SCEP | ROCY | SCEP | ROCY | SCEP | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | −0.1% | 1.7% | 1.7% | +0.3 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | +14.8% | +8.3% | 3.7% | 3.7% | −3.3 pts | −9.7 pts |
| Since launch | +13.5% | +3.5% | 3.6% | 5.0% | −2.9 pts | −8.2 pts |
| ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.7% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.7% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.4% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.9 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 183 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $726m | $235m |
ROCY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCY paid 3.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ROCY or SCEP?
- ROCY charges 0.35% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ROCY against SCEP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/rocy-vs-scep Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.