Data as of .
KYLD vs QDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
KYLD and QDTE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and QDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KYLD | Only in QDTE |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 12.96% | NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90% |
| TREASURY BILL 11.01% | QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77% |
| Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% | NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64% |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% | QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.21% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97% |
| Intel Corp 6.19% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.90% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% | |
| Teradyne Inc 5.77% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYLD | QDTE | KYLD | QDTE | KYLD | QDTE | |
| 3 months | −6.3% | −0.9% | 5.6% | 7.6% | −8.5 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +24.4% | +19.7% | 14.1% | 16.2% | +6.4 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +21.1% | not published | 36.1% | not published | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +2.0% | +59.9% | 20.9% | 74.1% | −10.9 pts | −4.3 pts |
| KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Kurv | Roundhill |
| Strategy | option income | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.6% | 20.8% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.96% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | 36.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | −20.5% | −19.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | +21.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.9% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.9 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 322 days | 925 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $967m |
KYLD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
QDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTE paid 36.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% 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 20.8%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, KYLD or QDTE?
- KYLD charges 1.00% a year and QDTE charges 0.96%, so QDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, KYLD against QDTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-qdte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.