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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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HDV vs QDTE: how they differ

Over the year HDV and QDTE finished level, +22.5% against +22.3%, and HDV charges 0.08% against 0.96%.

iShares Core High Dividend ETF and Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and QDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HDVOnly in QDTE
EXXON MOBIL CORP 8.45%Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 100.00%
CHEVRON CORP 6.45%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 5.70%
ABBVIE INC 5.45%
PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) 4.47%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 4.18%
HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 4.08%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 3.88%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

HDV and QDTE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
HDV
iShares Core High Dividend ETF
QDTE
Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundIncome ETF
IssueriSharesRoundhill
What it isCore High Dividend0DTE covered call, vs QQQ
Total return, 1 year+22.5%+22.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+23.0%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.0 pts−0.7 pts
Cash paid, 1 yearnot an income fund36.8%
Expense ratio0.08%0.96%
Holdings75not filed

HDV in plain words

HDV is an index equity fund tracking the Core High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 50.2%.

QDTE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QDTE paid 36.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.3%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or QDTE?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +22.5% and QDTE returned +22.3%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HDV or QDTE?
HDV charges 0.08% a year and QDTE charges 0.96%, so HDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are HDV and QDTE the same kind of fund?
No. HDV is an index ETF and QDTE is an option-income ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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HDV against QDTE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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