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ROCY vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?

ROCY and XSPI both write options for income.

JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF and NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF.

3.6%ROCY cash paid, 1 year
11.1%XSPI cash paid, 1 year
+13.5%ROCY total return, 1 year
+11.6%XSPI total return, 1 year
ROCY2.9 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%3.6% as cash2.9 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.4%ROCY+13.5%2.9 pts behind SPY
XSPIAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% of it arrived as cashabout even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.3%XSPI+11.6%11.1% as cashabout even with SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and XSPI hold 57% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ROCY and XSPI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingROCYXSPI
NVIDIA Corp.8.37%8.50%
Apple, Inc.6.71%7.83%
Microsoft Corp.4.97%5.80%
Amazon.com, Inc.4.15%3.94%
Alphabet, Inc.5.33%3.24%
Broadcom, Inc.2.61%2.65%
Meta Platforms, Inc.2.43%2.25%
Micron Technology, Inc.3.00%1.75%
Tesla, Inc.1.55%1.59%
Eli Lilly & Co.1.47%1.42%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.1.69%1.40%
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.0.73%1.47%
Only in each
Only in ROCYOnly in XSPI
Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.63%Alphabet Inc 2.57%
ASML Holding NV 0.57%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.47%
Performance Food Group Co. 0.50%SPX US 10/16/26 C7500 1.39%
Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. 0.34%ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.08%
Elanco Animal Health, Inc. 0.33%Visa Inc 0.94%
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. 0.31%Cisco Systems Inc 0.68%
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. 0.29%Chevron Corp 0.61%
Fidelity National Information Services, 0.16%Applied Materials Inc 0.56%

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

ROCY and XSPI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ROCYXSPIROCYXSPIROCYXSPI
3 months+2.6%+3.7%1.7%4.2%+0.3 pts+1.4 pts
6 months+14.8%+20.0%3.7%9.2%−3.3 pts+1.9 pts
Since launch+13.5%+11.6%3.6%11.1%−2.9 pts+0.2 pts
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ROCY and XSPI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ROCY
JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
XSPI
NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJPMorganNEOS
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized5.7%17.1%
Expense ratio0.35%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)11.1% (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)+11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.4%+11.3%
Ahead or behind−2.9 pts+0.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published99%
Age183 days227 days
Net assets$726m$113m

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.

XSPI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSPI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% 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 XSPI?
ROCY charges 0.35% a year and XSPI 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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ROCY against XSPI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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