Which paid more, DYLG or QDTE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and QDTE paid 34.7%, 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, DYLG or QDTE?

With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and QDTE +13.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DYLG or QDTE?

DYLG charges 0.35% a year and QDTE charges 0.96%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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DYLG vs QDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTE paid 34.7% of its price in cash against DYLG’s 9.2%, though DYLG returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $4.8m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF, and $881m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

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At a glance

9.2%

DYLG cash paid, 1 year

34.7%

QDTE cash paid, 1 year

+14.8%

DYLG total return, 1 year

+13.7%

QDTE total return, 1 year

DYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

DYLG

+14.8%

none

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% of it arrived as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DYLG

+14.8%

9.2% cash

9.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DYLG over 1 year: paid 9.2%, price +4.7%, total +14.8%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QDTE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of QQQ

QDTE

+13.7%

QQQ

+12.3%

1.4 pts ahead of QQQ

QDTE over 1 year: paid 34.7%, price −23.4%, total +13.7%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTE

+13.7%

34.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of QQQ

QDTE over 1 year: paid 34.7%, price −23.4%, total +13.7%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTE

+13.7%

34.7% as cash

1.4 pts ahead of QQQ

34.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QDTE over 1 year: paid 34.7%, price −23.4%, total +13.7%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DYLG costs 0.61 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; QDTE is far larger, $950m against $4.8m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DYLG vs QDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DYLG	QDTE
Paid and earned
Measure	DYLG	QDTE
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+13.7%
Price change, 1 year	rose 4.7%	fell 23.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	32% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DYLG	QDTE
Benchmark	not published	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	DYLG	QDTE
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.96%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$4.8m	$950m
Holdings
Measure	DYLG	QDTE
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DYLG and QDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYLG QDTE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DYLG

THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.60%

CATERPILLAR INC. 9.28%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.29%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.72%

AMGEN INC. 4.39%

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.26%

VISA INC. 4.17%

ALPHABET INC. 4.05%

Only in QDTE

QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 73.55%

QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.69%

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Side by side

DYLG Global X Dow 30 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call, paying monthly QDTE Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly

Issuer Global X Roundhill

Strategy covered call 0DTE covered call

Benchmark none Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 4.0% 27.9%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.96%

Cash paid, 1 year 9.2% 34.7%

Price change, 1 year +4.7% −23.4%

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +13.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.3%

Ahead or behind not available +1.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 32% 100%

Age 3.3 years 2.7 years

Net assets, DYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 and QDTE as of Nov 4, 2026 $4.8m $881m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: DYLG vs QDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DYLG	QDTE	DYLG	QDTE	DYLG	QDTE
3 months	−0.1%	−1.6%	0.8%	6.3%	not measured	+1.8 pts
6 months	+8.2%	+1.6%	1.8%	14.3%	not measured	+2.0 pts
1 year	+14.8%	+13.7%	9.2%	34.7%	not measured	+1.5 pts
3 years	+53.4%	–	31.6%	–	not measured	–
Since launchNot the same days: DYLG Jul 2023 · QDTE Mar 2024	+49.0%	+55.2%	31.3%	75.6%	not measured	−2.3 pts

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About each fund

DYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 32% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QDTE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTE paid 34.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 23.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.9%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DYLG or QDTE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DYLG paid 9.2% of its starting price in cash and QDTE paid 34.7%, 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, DYLG or QDTE?: With every distribution reinvested, DYLG returned +14.8% and QDTE +13.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DYLG or QDTE?: DYLG charges 0.35% a year and QDTE charges 0.96%, so DYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

DYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for DYLG ↗

QDTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QDTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QDTE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for QDTE ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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