Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ROCY vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $884m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF, and $408m on Oct 28, 2026 for NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF.

At a glance
4.8%
ROCY cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
17.0%
XQQI cash paid, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
+15.3%
ROCY total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026
+7.7%
XQQI total return, since launch, Feb 3, 2026
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.
XQQI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 4.9 pts behind QQQ
XQQI
+7.7%
QQQ
+12.6%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

17.0% of it arrived as cash

4.9 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.9 pts behind QQQ

XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.6%

XQQI

+7.7%

4.9 pts behind QQQ

17.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XQQI since launch: paid 17.0%, price −9.2%, total +7.7%, QQQ +12.6%, −4.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ROCY costs 0.63 points a year less; ROCY is 2.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ROCY vs XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureROCYXQQI
Paid and earned
Price changerose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026)fell 9.2% (since Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 9, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.98%
Net assets, as of Oct 28, 2026$877m$408m
Holdings
Holdings in common47%

Method

What they share

47%

By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and XQQI hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

47% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ROCY XQQI
NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.20% 8.71%
APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.31% 8.50%
MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.59% 6.78%
AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16% 4.74%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13% 2.90%
META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.54% 3.22%
BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17% 2.78%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.11% 4.63%
TESLA INC COMMON STOCK 1.39% 3.64%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.34% 3.78%
LAM RESEARCH CORP COMMON 0.89% 1.39%
ANALOG DEVICES INC 0.67% 0.99%
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Only in ROCY
WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.02%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.01%
MASTERCARD INC COMMON 1.88%
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.64%
ABBVIE INC COMMON STOCK 1.58%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 1.34%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.09%
RTX CORP 1.09%
Only in XQQI
Alphabet Inc 2.70%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.99%
Applied Materials Inc 1.46%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.38%
Texas Instruments Inc 1.38%
Amgen Inc 1.20%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.03%
Gilead Sciences Inc 1.00%
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Side by side

ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Issuer JPMorgan NEOS
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 6.6% 20.2%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year 4.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) 17.0% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +10.2% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) −9.2% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +15.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +7.7% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +12.6% (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Ahead or behind −1.8 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) −4.9 pts (since launch, Feb 3, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%
Age 230 days 274 days
Net assets, ROCY as of Nov 3, 2026 and XQQI as of Oct 28, 2026 $884m $408m

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 XQQI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowROCYXQQIROCYXQQIROCYXQQI
3 months+1.1%−4.1%1.6%5.0%+1.2 pts−0.6 pts
6 months+6.5%−3.0%3.5%10.0%+1.5 pts−2.6 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ROCY Mar 2026 · XQQI Feb 2026+15.3%+7.7%4.8%17.0%−1.9 pts−4.9 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.

XQQI

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 3, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, XQQI paid 17.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.2%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 9, 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 XQQI?
ROCY charges 0.35% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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