Data as of . Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.
QDTE vs XDTE
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QDTE and XDTE hold 100% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QDTE | XDTE |
|---|---|---|
| Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF | 100.00% | 100.00% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QDTE | XDTE | QDTE | XDTE | QDTE | XDTE | |
| 3 months | +3.6% | +5.1% | 8.0% | 5.0% | +1.5 pts | +0.4 pts |
| 6 months | +15.3% | +11.7% | 15.8% | 10.3% | −4.8 pts | −3.4 pts |
| 1 year | +24.7% | +18.7% | 37.4% | 27.3% | −0.9 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Since launch | +58.7% | +46.6% | 73.5% | 59.0% | −4.9 pts | −7.5 pts |
| QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | Roundhill |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 25.1% | 20.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.96% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 37.4% | 27.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | −17.0% | −11.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.7% | +18.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | +20.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 911 days | 911 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.
XDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, XDTE paid 27.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.7%. 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 20.0%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QDTE or XDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QDTE paid 37.4% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 27.3%, 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 XDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, QDTE returned +24.7% and XDTE returned +18.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so QDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QDTE or XDTE?
- QDTE charges 0.96% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so QDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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