Data as of .
ROCY vs SEPI: which paid, and which earned it?
ROCY and SEPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and SEPI hold 38% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ROCY | SEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple, Inc. | 6.71% | 5.24% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.33% | 4.68% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.37% | 4.04% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.97% | 3.42% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.15% | 3.36% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 3.00% | 6.53% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.61% | 3.08% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.43% | 2.79% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.69% | 7.54% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1.63% | 3.08% |
| American Express Co. | 1.07% | 1.50% |
| RTX Corp. | 1.07% | 1.26% |
| Only in ROCY | Only in SEPI |
|---|---|
| Wells Fargo & Co. 2.15% | CATERPILLAR INC 7.20% |
| Lam Research Corp. 1.76% | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE) 3.91% |
| Mastercard, Inc. 1.57% | MERCK & COMPANY INC 2.67% |
| Tesla, Inc. 1.55% | EBAY INC 2.47% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. 1.47% | DUKE ENERGY CORP 2.08% |
| AbbVie, Inc. 1.46% | GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 1.96% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.38% | CARDINAL HEALTH INC 1.91% |
| Bank of America Corp. 1.31% | AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.80% |
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 | SEPI | ROCY | SEPI | ROCY | SEPI | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +5.4% | 1.7% | 2.1% | +0.3 pts | +3.2 pts |
| 6 months | +14.8% | +20.5% | 3.7% | 4.7% | −3.3 pts | +2.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +21.8% | not published | 7.5% | not published | +5.2 pts |
| Since launch | +13.5% | +24.4% | 3.6% | 7.7% | −2.9 pts | +5.4 pts |
| ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SEPI Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Shelton |
| 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% | 8.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.54% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | 7.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.7% | +13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | +21.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.4% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.9 pts | +5.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 183 days | 375 days |
| Net assets | $726m | $152m |
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.
SEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SEPI paid 7.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ROCY or SEPI?
- ROCY charges 0.35% a year and SEPI charges 0.54%, 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 SEPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/rocy-vs-sepi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.