Data as of .
DRKY vs QDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
DRKY and QDTE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and QDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DRKY | Only in QDTE |
|---|---|
| Natera Inc 25.22% | NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17% | QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77% |
| STMicroelectronics NV 7.49% | NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64% |
| YPF SA 4.78% | QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82% |
| Insmed Inc 4.62% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.90% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.45% | |
| Amazon.com Inc 4.42% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRKY | QDTE | DRKY | QDTE | DRKY | QDTE | |
| 3 months | +11.8% | −0.9% | 3.8% | 7.6% | +9.6 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +25.1% | +19.7% | 8.1% | 16.2% | +7.1 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +21.1% | not published | 36.1% | not published | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +24.1% | +59.9% | 14.1% | 74.1% | +9.7 pts | −4.3 pts |
| DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VistaShares | Roundhill |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.8% | 20.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.95% | 0.96% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | 36.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.1% | −19.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025) | +21.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +14.4% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +9.7 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 345 days | 925 days |
| Net assets | $19m | $967m |
DRKY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.
QDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTE paid 36.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.8%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DRKY or QDTE?
- DRKY charges 0.95% a year and QDTE charges 0.96%, so DRKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, DRKY against QDTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/drky-vs-qdte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.