Data as of .
ROCY vs XIDE: which paid, and which earned it?
ROCY and XIDE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and XIDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ROCY | Only in XIDE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 8.37% | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.36% |
| Apple, Inc. 6.71% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 1.02% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 5.33% | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.73% |
| Microsoft Corp. 4.97% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.51% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.15% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.51% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 3.00% | US Dollar 0.49% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.61% | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.33% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.43% | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -13.29% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCY | XIDE | ROCY | XIDE | ROCY | XIDE | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +1.6% | 1.7% | 1.5% | +0.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +14.8% | +6.0% | 3.7% | 3.2% | −3.3 pts | −12.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +6.5% | not published | 6.3% | not published | −10.1 pts |
| Since launch | +13.5% | +19.9% | 3.6% | 17.4% | −2.9 pts | −46.8 pts |
| ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | First Trust |
| Strategy | covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.7% | 6.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | 6.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.7% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | +6.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.4% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.9 pts | −10.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 183 days | 1005 days |
| Net assets | $726m | $23m |
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.
XIDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ROCY or XIDE?
- ROCY charges 0.35% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, 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 XIDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/rocy-vs-xide Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.