Data as of .
ODTE vs QYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
ODTE and QYLG both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ODTE and QYLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ODTE | Only in QYLG |
|---|---|
| Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70% | NVIDIA CORP 8.44% |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27% | APPLE INC 7.73% |
| Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.77% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.99% | |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.31% | |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.97% | |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.23% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC 3.11% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODTE | QYLG | ODTE | QYLG | ODTE | QYLG | |
| 3 months | −4.8% | −0.1% | 3.4% | 2.1% | −7.0 pts | +2.4 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +19.6% | not published | 4.6% | not published | −4.7 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +22.2% | not published | 17.4% | not published | +0.5 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +76.2% | not published | 51.1% | not published | −22.0 pts |
| Since launch | +6.2% | +122.0% | 6.7% | 75.3% | −10.5 pts | −52.0 pts |
| ODTE VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying weekly | QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VegaShares | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 14.1% | 6.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.68% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) | 17.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | −0.3% | +2.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026) | +22.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.7% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.5 pts | +0.5 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 96% |
| Age | 169 days | 2187 days |
| Net assets | $3m | $175m |
ODTE in plain words
Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.
QYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 96% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ODTE or QYLG?
- ODTE charges 0.68% a year and QYLG charges 0.35%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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