Data as of .
JOYT vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XDTE paid 26.5% of its price in cash against JOYT’s 0.7% and the two finished level on total return.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: JOYT scores higher
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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, JOYT and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in JOYT | Only in XDTE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 8.64% | SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30% |
| Apple, Inc. 6.51% | SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 5.94% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23% |
| Microsoft Corp. 5.68% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 4.78% | |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.98% | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.73% | |
| Wells Fargo & Co. 2.22% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOYT | XDTE | JOYT | XDTE | JOYT | XDTE | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | +2.5% | 0.2% | 5.1% | +1.5 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | +14.9% | 0.4% | 10.6% | −6.1 pts | −3.1 pts |
| 1 year | +15.9% | +15.6% | 0.7% | 26.5% | −0.7 pts | −1.0 pts |
| Since launch | +19.6% | +45.9% | 0.7% | 59.5% | −1.1 pts | −6.9 pts |
| JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Roundhill |
| Strategy | option income | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | quarterly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 0.7% | 15.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% | 26.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | +15.2% | −13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.9% | +15.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | −1.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 395 days | 925 days |
| Net assets | $108m | $336m |
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% 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 0.7%, paid quarterly.
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, JOYT or XDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% 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, JOYT or XDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, JOYT returned +15.9% and XDTE returned +15.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so JOYT returned more.
- Which is cheaper, JOYT or XDTE?
- JOYT charges 0.35% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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