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

ROCY and XYLG both write options for income.

JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF and Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

3.6%ROCY cash paid, 1 year
13.2%XYLG cash paid, 1 year
+13.5%ROCY total return, 1 year
+17.2%XYLG 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
XYLG0.7 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XYLG+17.2%13.2% of it arrived as cash0.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XYLG+17.2%13.2% as cash0.7 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and XYLG hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ROCY and XYLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingROCYXYLG
NVIDIA Corp.8.37%8.20%
Apple, Inc.6.71%7.50%
Microsoft Corp.4.97%5.59%
Amazon.com, Inc.4.15%3.81%
Broadcom, Inc.2.61%2.59%
Meta Platforms, Inc.2.43%2.24%
Micron Technology, Inc.3.00%1.75%
Tesla, Inc.1.55%1.57%
Eli Lilly & Co.1.47%1.41%
AbbVie, Inc.1.46%0.71%
Bank of America Corp.1.31%0.58%
Lam Research Corp.1.76%0.55%
Only in each
Only in ROCYOnly in XYLG
Alphabet, Inc. 5.33%ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.12%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.69%ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.48%
Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.63%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.45%
Mastercard, Inc. 1.57%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.42%
Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.38%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.40%
Philip Morris International, Inc. 1.23%EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.03%
RTX Corp. 1.07%VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 0.96%
Amphenol Corp. 0.80%MASTERCARD INC - A 0.70%

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

ROCY and XYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ROCYXYLGROCYXYLGROCYXYLG
3 months+2.6%+3.6%1.7%1.3%+0.3 pts+1.3 pts
6 months+14.8%+15.7%3.7%3.0%−3.3 pts−2.3 pts
1 yearnot published+17.2%not published13.2%not published+0.7 pts
3 yearsnot published+60.9%not published43.0%not published−17.5 pts
Since launch+13.5%+114.0%3.6%69.0%−2.9 pts−38.7 pts
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ROCY and XYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ROCY
JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
XYLG
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerJPMorganGlobal X
Strategycovered callcovered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized5.7%4.4%
Expense ratio0.35%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)13.2%
Price change, 1 year+9.7%+2.6%
Total return, 1 year+13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)+17.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.4%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−2.9 pts+0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published80%
Age183 days2188 days
Net assets$726m$65m

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.

XYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLG paid 13.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% 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 XYLG?
ROCY charges 0.35% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, 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 XYLG, 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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