Data as of . Every figure is the income desk's own, on published data.
XDTE vs XYLD
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, XDTE and XYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in XDTE | Only in XYLD |
|---|---|
| Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 100.00% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.85% |
| APPLE INC. 6.45% | |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.90% | |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.19% | |
| ALPHABET INC. 3.63% | |
| BROADCOM INC. 3.20% | |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.89% | |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.17% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XDTE | XYLD | XDTE | XYLD | XDTE | XYLD | |
| 3 months | +5.1% | +5.7% | 5.0% | 2.6% | +0.4 pts | +0.2 pts |
| 6 months | +11.7% | +9.5% | 10.3% | 5.5% | −3.4 pts | −5.5 pts |
| 1 year | +18.7% | +18.6% | 27.3% | 11.1% | −1.2 pts | −4.1 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +43.7% | n/a | 33.0% | n/a | −33.1 pts |
| Since launch | +46.6% | +191.1% | 59.0% | 112.9% | −7.5 pts | −137.7 pts |
| XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | Global X |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | All-country world (ACWI) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualised | 20.0% | 9.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 27.3% | 11.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −11.3% | +6.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.7% | +18.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +20.0% | +22.7% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.2 pts | −4.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 911 days | 4820 days |
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.
XYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, XYLD paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.6%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +22.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualises to 9.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% 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).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, XDTE or XYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, XDTE paid 27.3% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 11.1%, 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, XDTE or XYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, XDTE returned +18.7% and XYLD returned +18.6% over the year to Sep 4, 2026, so XDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, XDTE or XYLD?
- XDTE charges 0.97% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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