Data as of .
APLY vs QDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QDTE paid 36.8% of its price in cash against APLY’s 32.4%, though APLY returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: APLY 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, APLY and QDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in APLY | Only in QDTE |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 27.23% | NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 26.01% |
| TREASURY BILL 19.97% | 4NDX US 12/18/26 C2450.1 FLX 25.19% |
| TREASURY BILL 19.80% | NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.18% |
| TREASURY BILL 19.47% | 4NDX US 09/18/26 C2250 FLX 18.27% |
| TREASURY BILL 13.52% | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APLY | QDTE | APLY | QDTE | APLY | QDTE | |
| 3 months | +8.2% | +1.0% | 8.3% | 7.8% | −6.1 pts | +1.8 pts |
| 6 months | +21.6% | +16.9% | 18.2% | 15.9% | −11.4 pts | −3.8 pts |
| 1 year | +26.4% | +22.3% | 32.4% | 36.8% | −18.6 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 3 years | +52.2% | not published | 69.8% | not published | −38.8 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +55.8% | +58.3% | 74.3% | 73.8% | −47.0 pts | −4.3 pts |
| APLY YieldMax(R) AAPL Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on AAPL, 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 | Apple (AAPL) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 19.8% | 24.3% |
| Expense ratio | 1.04% | 0.96% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 32.4% | 36.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −9.6% | −18.5% |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.4% | +22.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +45.0% | +23.0% |
| Ahead or behind | −18.6 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 84% | not published |
| Age | 1242 days | 918 days |
APLY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, APLY paid 32.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 9.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +26.4%. Apple (AAPL) returned +45.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 18.6 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.8%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 84% 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, APLY or QDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, APLY paid 32.4% 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, APLY or QDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, APLY returned +26.4% and QDTE returned +22.3% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so APLY returned more.
- Which is cheaper, APLY or QDTE?
- APLY charges 1.04% 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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