Data as of .
ROCY vs XQQI: which paid, and which earned it?
ROCY and XQQI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and XQQI hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ROCY | XQQI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.37% | 8.70% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.71% | 7.91% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.97% | 5.94% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.15% | 4.39% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.33% | 3.28% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 3.00% | 5.12% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.61% | 2.75% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.43% | 3.27% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.69% | 4.08% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.76% | 1.67% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.55% | 3.01% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc | 1.38% | 0.90% |
| Only in ROCY | Only in XQQI |
|---|---|
| Wells Fargo & Co. 2.15% | Alphabet Inc 3.02% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.63% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.91% |
| Mastercard, Inc. 1.57% | Applied Materials Inc 1.60% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. 1.47% | Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.36% |
| AbbVie, Inc. 1.46% | Texas Instruments Inc 1.12% |
| Bank of America Corp. 1.31% | KLA CORP 1.08% |
| Philip Morris International, Inc. 1.23% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.01% |
| American Express Co. 1.07% | MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 0.99% |
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 | XQQI | ROCY | XQQI | ROCY | XQQI | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | −2.7% | 1.7% | 4.8% | +0.3 pts | −0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +14.8% | +21.8% | 3.7% | 11.4% | −3.3 pts | −2.4 pts |
| Since launch | +13.5% | +14.3% | 3.6% | 13.7% | −2.9 pts | −2.9 pts |
| ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XQQI NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.7% | 20.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | 13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.7% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | +14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.4% | +17.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.9 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 183 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $726m | $351m |
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.
XQQI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XQQI paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.3% 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 20.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 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 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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Where these figures came from
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