Data as of .
ROCY vs XYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
ROCY and XYLD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and XYLD hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ROCY | XYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.37% | 8.24% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.71% | 7.55% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.97% | 5.61% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.15% | 3.83% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.61% | 2.62% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.43% | 2.26% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 3.00% | 1.77% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.55% | 1.58% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.47% | 1.42% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 1.46% | 0.71% |
| Bank of America Corp. | 1.31% | 0.57% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.76% | 0.55% |
| Only in ROCY | Only in XYLD |
|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. 5.33% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.13% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.69% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.49% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.63% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.46% |
| Mastercard, Inc. 1.57% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.43% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.38% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.41% |
| Philip Morris International, Inc. 1.23% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.03% |
| RTX Corp. 1.07% | VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 0.97% |
| Amphenol Corp. 0.80% | CASH 0.94% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCY | XYLD | ROCY | XYLD | ROCY | XYLD | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +4.5% | 1.7% | 2.6% | +0.3 pts | +2.3 pts |
| 6 months | +14.8% | +12.4% | 3.7% | 5.6% | −3.3 pts | −5.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +17.9% | not published | 11.0% | not published | +1.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +44.5% | not published | 32.5% | not published | −33.9 pts |
| Since launch | +13.5% | +191.5% | 3.6% | 112.9% | −2.9 pts | −315.3 pts |
| ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.7% | 8.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | 11.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.7% | +5.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | +17.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.4% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.9 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 183 days | 4834 days |
| Net assets | $726m | $3.4bn |
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.
XYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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 XYLD?
- ROCY charges 0.35% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, 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 XYLD, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/rocy-vs-xyld Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.