Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ROCY vs XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $884m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF, and $187m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF.

At a glance
4.8%
ROCY cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
19.7%
XPAY cash paid, 1 year
+15.3%
ROCY total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
+14.0%
XPAY total return, 1 year
ROCY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1.8 pts behind SPY
ROCY
+15.3%
SPY
+17.1%

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% as 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.
XPAY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts behind VOO
XPAY
+14.0%
VOO
+14.8%

0.8 pts behind VOO

XPAY over 1 year: paid 19.7%, price −7.2%, total +14.0%, VOO +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XPAY

+14.0%

19.7% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts behind VOO

XPAY over 1 year: paid 19.7%, price −7.2%, total +14.0%, VOO +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XPAY

+14.0%

19.7% as cash

0.8 pts behind VOO

19.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XPAY over 1 year: paid 19.7%, price −7.2%, total +14.0%, VOO +14.8%, −0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ROCY costs 0.14 points a year less; ROCY is 4.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ROCY vs XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureROCYXPAY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+14.0%
Price changerose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026)fell 7.2% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 15, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.49%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$884m$183m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and XPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ROCY XPAY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ROCY
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.20%
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.31%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.59%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13%
META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.54%
BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.11%
Only in XPAY
SPY 12/10/2027 38.04 C 94.39%
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Side by side

ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 20 Managed Distribution ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.6% 21.1%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year 4.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) 19.7%
Price change, 1 year +10.2% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) −7.2%
Total return, 1 year +15.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +14.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +14.8%
Ahead or behind −1.8 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) −0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 230 days 2.0 years
Net assets, ROCY as of Nov 3, 2026 and XPAY as of Nov 4, 2026 $884m $187m

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

Window by window: ROCY vs XPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowROCYXPAYROCYXPAYROCYXPAY
3 months+1.1%−0.3%1.6%5.0%+1.2 pts−0.2 pts
6 months+6.5%+4.9%3.5%10.0%+1.5 pts−0.1 pts
1 year–+14.0%–19.7%–−0.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ROCY Mar 2026 · XPAY Oct 2024+15.3%+35.6%4.8%39.0%−1.9 pts−2.6 pts

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About each fund
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.

XPAY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XPAY paid 19.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.0%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 21.1%, paid monthly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 15, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ROCY or XPAY?
ROCY charges 0.35% a year and XPAY charges 0.49%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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