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DRKY vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?

DRKY and XDTE both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
26.5%XDTE cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+15.6%XDTE total return, 1 year
DRKY9.7 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash9.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% cash9.7 pts ahead of SPY
XDTE1 pt behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% of it arrived as cash1 pt behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% cash1 pt behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly in XDTE
Natera Inc 25.22%SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17%SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23%
YPF SA 4.78%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84%
Insmed Inc 4.62%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 4.52%
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

DRKY and XDTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYXDTEDRKYXDTEDRKYXDTE
3 months+11.8%+2.5%3.8%5.1%+9.6 pts+0.3 pts
6 months+25.1%+14.9%8.1%10.6%+7.1 pts−3.1 pts
1 yearnot published+15.6%not published26.5%not published−1.0 pts
Since launch+24.1%+45.9%14.1%59.5%+9.7 pts−6.9 pts
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DRKY and XDTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
XDTE
Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerVistaSharesRoundhill
Strategycovered call0DTE covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%15.2%
Expense ratio0.95%0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)26.5%
Price change, 1 year+8.1%−13.4%
Total return, 1 year+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)+15.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.4%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+9.7 pts−1.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days925 days
Net assets$19m$336m

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.

XDTE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XDTE paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DRKY or XDTE?
DRKY charges 0.95% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so DRKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DRKY against XDTE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, DRKY against XDTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/drky-vs-xdte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources