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QDTE vs QQQI
Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | QQQI NEOS Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | NEOS |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 25.1% | 14.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.96% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 37.4% | 14.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −17.0% | +3.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.7% | +18.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | +25.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | −6.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 98% |
| Age | 911 days | 948 days |
QDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QDTE paid 37.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 17.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 25.1%, paid weekly.
QQQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QQQI paid 14.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 14.3%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QDTE or QQQI?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QDTE paid 37.4% of its starting price in cash and QQQI paid 14.4%, so QDTE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, QDTE or QQQI?
- With every distribution reinvested, QDTE returned +24.7% and QQQI returned +18.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so QDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QDTE or QQQI?
- QDTE charges 0.96% a year and QQQI charges 0.68%, so QQQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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