Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE vs QDTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
ODTE and QDTY both write options for income.
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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $2.1m for VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF and $37m for YieldMax Nasdaq 100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.
Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% of it arrived as cash
Total return, distributions reinvested
Not measured
ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
ODTE
+4.5%
8.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. ODTE since launch: paid 8.3%, price −3.5%, total +4.5%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.2.2 pts behind QQQ
QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QDTY
+10.1%
30.7% of it arrived as cash
2.2 pts behind QQQ
Total return, distributions reinvested
2.2 pts behind QQQ
QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QQQ
+12.3%
QDTY
+10.1%
30.7% as cash
2.2 pts behind QQQ
30.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QDTY over 1 year: paid 30.7%, price −21.9%, total +10.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
ODTE costs 0.49 points a year less; QDTY is 17.6 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | ODTE | QDTY |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +10.1% |
| Price change | fell 7.1% (3 months) | fell 21.9% (1 year) |
| Return of capital, issuer estimate | 100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment | 75% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | its own holdings | Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 0.9 pts | behind by 2.2 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 1.17% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 | $2.1m | $37m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, ODTE and QDTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
half
0% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.
Window by window
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | ODTE | QDTY | ODTE | QDTY | ODTE | QDTY |
| 3 months | −3.8% | −2.6% | 3.5% | 7.4% | −0.9 pts | +0.8 pts |
| 6 months | −5.4% | +0.6% | 6.7% | 15.2% | not measured | +1.0 pts |
| 1 year | – | +10.1% | – | 30.7% | – | −2.2 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: ODTE Apr 2026 · QDTY Feb 2025 | +4.5% | +21.7% | 8.3% | 45.1% | not measured | −8.5 pts |
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ODTE's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Jun 30, 2026) returned −2.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts.
Over the 3 months to Nov 4, 2026, ODTE paid 3.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 7.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −3.8%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid weekly. VegaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
QDTY
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTY paid 30.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.9%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 75% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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