Data as of .
LOCT vs QDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QDTE paid 36.1% of its price in cash against LOCT’s 5.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: LOCT 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, LOCT and QDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in LOCT | Only in QDTE |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 98.30% | NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.43% | QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.43% | NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.42% | QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.42% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.90% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOCT | QDTE | LOCT | QDTE | LOCT | QDTE | |
| 3 months | +1.0% | −0.9% | 1.3% | 7.6% | −1.2 pts | +1.6 pts |
| 6 months | +3.9% | +19.7% | 2.6% | 16.2% | −14.1 pts | −4.5 pts |
| 1 year | +5.4% | +21.1% | 5.2% | 36.1% | −11.2 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Since launch | +18.5% | +59.9% | 16.5% | 74.1% | −66.4 pts | −4.3 pts |
| LOCT Innovator Premium Income 15 Buffer ETF - October Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Roundhill |
| Strategy | buffer with income | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.2% | 20.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.96% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.2% | 36.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | −19.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.4% | +21.1% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.2 pts | −0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1082 days | 925 days |
| Net assets | $11m | $967m |
LOCT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LOCT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.4%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.2%, paid monthly.
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 paid more, LOCT or QDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, LOCT paid 5.2% of its starting price in cash and QDTE paid 36.1%, 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, LOCT or QDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, LOCT returned +5.4% and QDTE returned +21.1% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, LOCT or QDTE?
- LOCT charges 0.79% a year and QDTE charges 0.96%, so LOCT 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, LOCT against QDTE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/loct-vs-qdte Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.