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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

ROCY vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

ROCY and YLDE both write options for income.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $884m for JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF and $186m for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

ROCY on its own →YLDE on its own →

At a glance

4.8%

ROCY cash paid, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

7.9%

YLDE cash paid, 1 year

+15.3%

ROCY total return, since launch, Mar 19, 2026

+19.0%

YLDE 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.

YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE

+19.0%

IWV

+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Both charts share one scale, 0 to +19.0%. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ROCY costs 0.13 points a year less; ROCY is 4.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ROCY vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	ROCY	YLDE
Paid and earned
Measure	ROCY	YLDE
Total return, 1 year	not published	+19.0%
Price change	rose 10.2% (since Mar 19, 2026)	rose 10.5% (1 year)
Against its benchmark
Measure	ROCY	YLDE
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	iShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Measure	ROCY	YLDE
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.48%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$884m	$186m
Holdings
Measure	ROCY	YLDE
Holdings in common	21%

Method

What they share

21%

By the books each fund has filed, ROCY and YLDE hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

21% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ROCY YLDE

ALPHABET INC-CL A 4.13% 3.52%

NVIDIA CORP COMMON STOCK 8.20% 2.97%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.59% 2.61%

BROADCOM INC COMMON 2.17% 2.21%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.01% 3.96%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 7.31% 1.86%

META PLATFORMS INC COMMON 2.54% 1.59%

RTX CORP 1.09% 0.98%

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY 0.66% 0.66%

METLIFE INC COMMON STOCK 0.46% 1.92%

AMERICAN TOWER CORP REIT 0.43% 1.25%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON COMMON 0.39% 1.94%

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Only in ROCY

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 4.16%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 2.11%

WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.02%

MASTERCARD INC COMMON 1.88%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.64%

ABBVIE INC COMMON STOCK 1.58%

TESLA INC COMMON STOCK 1.39%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 1.34%

Only in YLDE

WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%

NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%

APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%

UNILEVER PLC 2.58%

PUBLIC STORAGE 2.53%

MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.47%

JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 2.46%

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Side by side

ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly

Issuer JPMorgan Franklin

Strategy covered call covered call

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 6.6% 6.3%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.48%

Cash paid, 1 year 4.8% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) 7.9%

Price change, 1 year +10.2% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +10.5%

Total return, 1 year +15.3% (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +19.0%

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

Ahead or behind −1.8 pts (since launch, Mar 19, 2026) +4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 67%

Age 230 days 9.5 years

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $884m $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	ROCY	YLDE	ROCY	YLDE	ROCY	YLDE
3 months	+1.1%	+3.2%	1.6%	1.6%	+1.2 pts	+3.6 pts
6 months	+6.5%	+8.6%	3.5%	4.0%	+1.5 pts	+3.7 pts
1 year	–	+19.0%	–	7.9%	–	+4.2 pts
3 years	–	+61.5%	–	18.0%	–	−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: ROCY Mar 2026 · YLDE May 2017	+15.3%	+197.5%	4.8%	44.5%	−1.9 pts	−52.9 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 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 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 to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →ROCY on its own →YLDE on its own →ROCY dividend history →ROCY holdings →YLDE dividend history →YLDE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ROCY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ROCY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

JPMorgan website ↗

YLDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YLDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YLDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Franklin website ↗

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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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