Data as of .
IQQQ vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XDTE paid 26.5% of its price in cash against IQQQ’s 6.5%, though IQQQ 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, IQQQ and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IQQQ | Only in XDTE |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 7.60% | SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30% |
| NVIDIA Corp. 7.54% | SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62% |
| Apple, Inc. 6.74% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23% |
| Microsoft Corp. 4.92% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 4.44% | |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.27% | |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.41% | |
| Alphabet, Inc. 3.25% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQQQ | XDTE | IQQQ | XDTE | IQQQ | XDTE | |
| 3 months | −3.1% | +2.5% | 1.8% | 5.1% | −0.6 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +19.1% | +14.9% | 4.2% | 10.6% | −5.1 pts | −3.1 pts |
| 1 year | +17.7% | +15.6% | 6.5% | 26.5% | −4.1 pts | −1.0 pts |
| Since launch | +51.5% | +45.9% | 24.4% | 59.5% | −13.0 pts | −6.9 pts |
| IQQQ ProShares Nasdaq-100 High Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | Roundhill |
| Strategy | option income | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.7% | 15.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.5% | 26.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +10.8% | −13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.7% | +15.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −4.1 pts | −1.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 912 days | 925 days |
| Net assets | $405m | $336m |
IQQQ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, 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, IQQQ or XDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IQQQ paid 6.5% 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, IQQQ or XDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, IQQQ returned +17.7% and XDTE returned +15.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so IQQQ returned more.
- Which is cheaper, IQQQ or XDTE?
- IQQQ charges 0.97% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so IQQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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