Data as of .
FTQI vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XDTE paid 26.5% of its price in cash against FTQI’s 12.0%, though FTQI returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. 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, FTQI and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in FTQI | Only in XDTE |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc. 8.76% | SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30% |
| NVIDIA Corporation 6.55% | SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62% |
| US Dollar 5.75% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.41% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.13% | |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.18% | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.75% | |
| Tesla, Inc. 2.68% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | XDTE | FTQI | XDTE | FTQI | XDTE | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | +2.5% | 2.9% | 5.1% | +6.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | +14.9% | 6.3% | 10.6% | −5.9 pts | −3.1 pts |
| 1 year | +21.5% | +15.6% | 12.0% | 26.5% | −0.3 pts | −1.0 pts |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +45.9% | 78.8% | 59.5% | −675.0 pts | −6.9 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Roundhill |
| Strategy | covered call | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 15.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 26.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | −13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +15.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | −1.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 925 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $336m |
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, 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 paid more, FTQI or XDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 26.5%, so XDTE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FTQI or XDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTQI returned +21.5% and XDTE returned +15.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTQI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTQI or XDTE?
- FTQI charges 0.75% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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