Data as of .
ROCY vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
ROCY and YLDE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and YLDE hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ROCY | YLDE |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.33% | 3.60% |
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.37% | 3.03% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.97% | 2.67% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.61% | 2.25% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.71% | 1.91% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. | 1.63% | 4.05% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.43% | 1.63% |
| RTX Corp. | 1.07% | 1.00% |
| Walt Disney Co. (The) | 0.59% | 0.67% |
| Comcast Corp. | 0.42% | 2.23% |
| MetLife, Inc. | 0.41% | 1.96% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.39% | 1.99% |
| Only in ROCY | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.15% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 3.00% | NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% |
| Wells Fargo & Co. 2.15% | AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% |
| Lam Research Corp. 1.76% | APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.69% | UNILEVER PLC 2.64% |
| Mastercard, Inc. 1.57% | PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59% |
| Tesla, Inc. 1.55% | MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.52% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. 1.47% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 2.51% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROCY | YLDE | ROCY | YLDE | ROCY | YLDE | |
| 3 months | +2.6% | +2.5% | 1.7% | 2.3% | +0.3 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +14.8% | +8.4% | 3.7% | 4.1% | −3.3 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +10.5% | not published | 7.6% | not published | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +13.5% | +181.4% | 3.6% | 42.1% | −2.9 pts | −86.6 pts |
| ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Franklin |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.7% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.7% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.4% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.9 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 183 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $726m | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ROCY or YLDE?
- ROCY charges 0.35% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, 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 YLDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/rocy-vs-ylde Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.