Which is cheaper, ROCY or XYLG?

ROCY and XYLG both charge 0.35% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ROCY vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

ROCY and XYLG both write options for income.

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Net assets: $884m on Nov 3, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF, and $72m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

ROCY on its own →XYLG on its own →

At a glance

4.8%

ROCY cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

12.7%

XYLG cash paid, 1 year

+15.3%

ROCY total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

+15.6%

XYLG total return, 1 year

ROCY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY

+15.3%

SPY

+17.1%

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

4.8% as cash

1.8 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.8 pts behind SPY

ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+17.1%

ROCY

+15.3%

1.8 pts behind SPY

4.8% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ROCY since launch: paid 4.8%, price +10.2%, total +15.3%, SPY +17.1%, −1.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG

+15.6%

SPY

+14.8%

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLG

+15.6%

12.7% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of SPY

12.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. XYLG over 1 year: paid 12.7%, price +1.5%, total +15.6%, SPY +14.8%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +17.1%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.35% a year; ROCY is 11.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ROCY vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ROCY	XYLG
Paid and earned
Measure	ROCY	XYLG
Total return, 1 year	not published	+15.6%
Price change	rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026)	rose 1.5% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate		80% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	ROCY	XYLG
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	ROCY	XYLG
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$812m	$72m
Holdings
Measure	ROCY	XYLG
Holdings in common	57%

Method

What they share

57%

By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and XYLG hold 57% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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57% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ROCY XYLG

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.20% 7.60%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.31% 7.09%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.59% 5.39%

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16% 4.15%

ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13% 3.26%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17% 2.88%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.54% 1.91%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.11% 1.45%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.64% 1.41%

TESLA INC COMMON STOCK 1.39% 1.36%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.34% 1.21%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.01% 1.00%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ROCY

ASML HOLDING NV NY REG 0.44%

PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP CO 0.41%

BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB 0.34%

FIRST CITIZENS 0.34%

AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS 0.33%

ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INC 0.31%

SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA 0.21%

SPY CALL USD 11/06/2026 0.00%

Only in XYLG

ALPHABET INC. 2.63%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.47%

VISA INC. 0.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 0.71%

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0.62%

CATERPILLAR INC. 0.58%

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0.58%

CHEVRON CORPORATION 0.58%

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Side by side

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

Issuer JPMorgan Global X

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.6% 4.4%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.35%

Cash paid, 1 year 4.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) 12.7%

Price change, 1 year +10.2% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +1.5%

Total return, 1 year +15.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +15.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year +17.1% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +14.8%

Ahead or behind −1.8 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 80%

Age 230 days 6.1 years

Net assets, ROCY as of Nov 3, 2026 and XYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $884m $72m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: ROCY vs XYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ROCY	XYLG	ROCY	XYLG	ROCY	XYLG
3 months	+1.1%	+1.4%	1.6%	1.1%	+1.2 pts	+1.5 pts
6 months	+6.5%	+6.7%	3.5%	2.5%	+1.5 pts	+1.7 pts
1 year	–	+15.6%	–	12.7%	–	+0.8 pts
3 years	–	+65.6%	–	44.3%	–	−17.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ROCY Mar 2026 · XYLG Sep 2020	+15.3%	+116.0%	4.8%	69.8%	−1.9 pts	−38.4 pts

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About each fund

ROCY

Over the period from its first trade on Mar 19, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, ROCY paid 4.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +17.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.6%, paid monthly.

XYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLG paid 12.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, ROCY or XYLG?: ROCY and XYLG both charge 0.35% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →ROCY on its own →XYLG on its own →ROCY dividend history →ROCY holdings →XYLG dividend history →XYLG holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ROCY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ROCY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

XYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XYLG ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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