Data as of .
ROCY vs SPYI: which paid, and which earned it?
ROCY and SPYI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and SPYI hold 57% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ROCY | SPYI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.37% | 8.28% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.71% | 7.52% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.97% | 5.62% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.15% | 3.82% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.33% | 3.12% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.61% | 2.59% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.43% | 2.22% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 3.00% | 1.74% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.55% | 1.58% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.47% | 1.42% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.69% | 1.41% |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. | 0.73% | 1.43% |
| Only in ROCY | Only in SPYI |
|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.63% | Alphabet Inc 2.50% |
| ASML Holding NV 0.57% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.43% |
| Performance Food Group Co. 0.50% | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.03% |
| Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. 0.34% | Visa Inc 0.93% |
| Elanco Animal Health, Inc. 0.33% | Cisco Systems Inc 0.67% |
| First Citizens BancShares, Inc. 0.31% | Chevron Corp 0.60% |
| BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. 0.29% | Caterpillar Inc 0.57% |
| Fidelity National Information Services, 0.16% | Merck & Co Inc 0.56% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCY | SPYI | ROCY | SPYI | ROCY | SPYI | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +3.1% | 1.7% | 3.0% | +0.3 pts | +0.9 pts |
| 6 months | +14.8% | +14.4% | 3.7% | 6.5% | −3.3 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +15.3% | not published | 13.1% | not published | −1.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +57.2% | not published | 38.6% | not published | −21.2 pts |
| Since launch | +13.5% | +77.1% | 3.6% | 50.3% | −2.9 pts | −25.3 pts |
| ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | SPYI NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.7% | 12.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | 13.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.7% | +1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | +15.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.4% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.9 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 183 days | 1480 days |
| Net assets | $726m | $12.2bn |
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.
SPYI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPYI paid 13.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ROCY or SPYI?
- ROCY charges 0.35% a year and SPYI charges 0.68%, 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 SPYI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/rocy-vs-spyi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.