Data as of .
ROCY vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?
ROCY and XSPI both write options for income.
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.
| Holding | ROCY | XSPI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 ROCY | Only 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCY | XSPI | ROCY | XSPI | ROCY | XSPI | |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | NEOS |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.7% | 17.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 3.6% (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 estimate | not published | 99% |
| Age | 183 days | 227 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ROCY against XSPI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/rocy-vs-xspi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.