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QYLD vs XDTE
Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF and Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF, side by side on the income desk.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | Roundhill |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 11.9% | 20.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.7% | 27.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | +9.5% | −11.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.5% | +18.7% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +25.6% | +20.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −2.1 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 4649 days | 911 days |
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QYLD paid 12.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +25.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 11.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterisation rather than a measure of erosion).
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, QYLD or XDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, QYLD paid 12.7% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 27.3%, so XDTE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, QYLD or XDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, QYLD returned +23.5% and XDTE returned +18.7% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so QYLD returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QYLD or XDTE?
- QYLD charges 0.60% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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