Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ROCY vs ULTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ROCY and ULTY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $884m for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF and $576m for YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF.
1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+17.1%
ROCY
+15.3%
4.8% cash
1.8 pts behind SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+17.1%
ROCY
+15.3%
1.8 pts behind SPY
4.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
−16.8%
ULTY
−12.4%
4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
Total return, distributions reinvested
4.4 pts ahead of its own holdings
ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
its own holdings
−16.8%
ULTY
−12.4%
46.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. ULTY over 1 year: paid 46.0%, price −55.5%, total −12.4%, its own holdings −16.8%, +4.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ROCY costs 0.95 points a year less; ROCY is 1.5 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ROCY | ULTY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | −12.4% |
| Price change | rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026) | fell 55.5% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | S&P 500, measured through SPY | its own holdings |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 1.30% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $884m | $576m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 15% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and ULTY hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
15% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ROCY | ULTY | ROCY | ULTY | ROCY | ULTY |
| 3 months | +1.1% | −8.3% | 1.6% | 14.3% | +1.2 pts | +3.4 pts |
| 6 months | +6.5% | −9.9% | 3.5% | 26.6% | +1.5 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 1 year | – | −12.4% | – | 46.0% | – | +4.4 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ROCY Mar 2026 · ULTY Feb 2024 | +15.3% | −1.9% | 4.8% | 87.9% | −1.9 pts | not measured |
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ROCY
Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid monthly.
ULTY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ULTY paid 46.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 55.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −12.4%. ULTY's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned −16.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 60.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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