Data as of .
AMZY vs QDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QDTE paid 36.8% of its price in cash against AMZY’s 35.9%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: AMZY scores higher
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A percentile among the 61 income ETFs writing on a single company. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AMZY and QDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AMZY | Only in QDTE |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 29.93% | NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 26.01% |
| TREASURY BILL 28.22% | 4NDX US 12/18/26 C2450.1 FLX 25.19% |
| TREASURY BILL 27.36% | NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.18% |
| TREASURY BILL 8.79% | 4NDX US 09/18/26 C2250 FLX 18.27% |
| TREASURY BILL 5.70% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 5.05% |
| First American Government Obligations Fu 3.30% |
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 dated Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMZY | QDTE | AMZY | QDTE | AMZY | QDTE | |
| 3 months | +7.2% | +1.0% | 9.6% | 7.8% | −0.5 pts | +1.8 pts |
| 6 months | +19.1% | +16.9% | 23.2% | 15.9% | −4.6 pts | −3.8 pts |
| 1 year | +7.7% | +22.3% | 35.9% | 36.8% | −4.0 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 3 years | +70.6% | not published | 97.3% | not published | −11.2 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +88.3% | +58.3% | 107.5% | 73.8% | −10.6 pts | −4.3 pts |
| AMZY YieldMax(R) AMZN Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on AMZN, paying weekly | QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Roundhill |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Amazon (AMZN) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.3% | 24.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.09% | 0.96% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 35.9% | 36.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −30.5% | −18.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +7.7% | +22.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +11.7% | +23.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.0 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 34% | not published |
| Age | 1144 days | 918 days |
AMZY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, AMZY paid 35.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 30.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. Amazon (AMZN) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.3%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 34% of the distribution paid Sep 11, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
QDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QDTE paid 36.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.3%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, AMZY or QDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, AMZY paid 35.9% of its starting price in cash and QDTE paid 36.8%, 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, AMZY or QDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, AMZY returned +7.7% and QDTE returned +22.3% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so QDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, AMZY or QDTE?
- AMZY charges 1.09% a year and QDTE charges 0.96%, so QDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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