Data as of . Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.
QDTE vs SDTY
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QDTE and SDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QDTE | Only in SDTY |
|---|---|
| Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 100.00% | TREASURY BILL 92.47% |
| TREASURY BILL 3.84% | |
| TREASURY BILL 3.68% |
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 as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QDTE | SDTY | QDTE | SDTY | QDTE | SDTY | |
| 3 months | +3.6% | +5.3% | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.5 pts | +0.6 pts |
| 6 months | +15.3% | +13.1% | 15.8% | 13.8% | −4.8 pts | −2.0 pts |
| 1 year | +24.7% | +18.8% | 37.4% | 24.8% | −0.9 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Since launch | +58.7% | +22.5% | 73.5% | 34.7% | −4.9 pts | −6.7 pts |
| QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | SDTY YieldMax(R) S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | YieldMax |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 25.1% | 20.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.96% | 1.08% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 37.4% | 24.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −17.0% | −8.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.7% | +18.8% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | +20.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 43% |
| Age | 911 days | 575 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.
SDTY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, SDTY paid 24.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +20.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 20.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 43% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 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 SDTY?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QDTE paid 37.4% of its starting price in cash and SDTY paid 24.8%, 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 SDTY?
- With every distribution reinvested, QDTE returned +24.7% and SDTY returned +18.8% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so QDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QDTE or SDTY?
- QDTE charges 0.96% a year and SDTY charges 1.08%, so QDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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