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ROCY vs SIXH: which paid, and which earned it?

ROCY and SIXH both write options for income.

JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF and ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF.

3.6%ROCY cash paid, 1 year
2.0%SIXH cash paid, 1 year
+13.5%ROCY total return, 1 year
+16.3%SIXH total return, 1 year
ROCY2.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%3.6% as cash2.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%2.9 pts behind SPY
SIXHAbout even with SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%2.0% cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SIXH+16.3%about even with SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and SIXH hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ROCY and SIXH both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingROCYSIXH
NVIDIA Corp.8.37%2.67%
Micron Technology, Inc.3.00%2.37%
Lam Research Corp.1.76%3.11%
Exxon Mobil Corp.1.63%2.37%
Eli Lilly & Co.1.47%1.49%
Apple, Inc.6.71%1.45%
Broadcom, Inc.2.61%1.35%
Meta Platforms, Inc.2.43%1.30%
AbbVie, Inc.1.46%1.30%
Amazon.com, Inc.4.15%1.29%
Philip Morris International, Inc.1.23%4.07%
Wells Fargo & Co.2.15%1.19%
Only in each
Only in ROCYOnly in SIXH
Alphabet, Inc. 5.33%Altria Group, Inc. 4.83%
Microsoft Corp. 4.97%VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 3.77%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.69%SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 3.74%
Mastercard, Inc. 1.57%QUALCOMM INCORPORATED 3.53%
Tesla, Inc. 1.55%COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 2.66%
Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.38%PFIZER INC. 2.47%
Bank of America Corp. 1.31%U.S. BANCORP 2.44%
CSX Corp. 1.21%T-MOBILE US, INC. 2.42%

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 May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ROCY and SIXH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ROCYSIXHROCYSIXHROCYSIXH
3 months+2.6%+4.5%1.7%0.5%+0.3 pts+2.2 pts
6 months+14.8%+7.4%3.7%0.9%−3.3 pts−10.6 pts
1 yearnot published+16.3%not published2.0%not published−0.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+43.8%not published6.6%not published−34.6 pts
Since launch+13.5%+96.3%3.6%16.0%−2.9 pts−88.5 pts
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ROCY and SIXH on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ROCY
JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
SIXH
ETC 6 Meridian Hedged Equity-Index Option Strategy ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJPMorganExchange Traded Concepts
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized5.7%0.4%
Expense ratio0.35%0.69%
Cash paid, 1 year3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)2.0%
Price change, 1 year+9.7%+14.1%
Total return, 1 year+13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)+16.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.4%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−2.9 pts−0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age183 days2321 days
Net assets$726m$543m

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.

SIXH in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SIXH paid 2.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 14.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.3%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.4%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ROCY or SIXH?
ROCY charges 0.35% a year and SIXH charges 0.69%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ROCY against SIXH, 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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