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ODTE vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?

ODTE and XDTE both write options for income.

VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF and Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

6.7%ODTE cash paid, 1 year
26.5%XDTE cash paid, 1 year
+6.2%ODTE total return, 1 year
+15.6%XDTE total return, 1 year
ODTE10.5 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%6.7% of it arrived as cash10.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%10.5 pts behind SPY
XDTE1 pt behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% of it arrived as cash1 pt behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% as cash1 pt behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ODTE and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ODTEOnly in XDTE
Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70%SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27%SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62%
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03%Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84%

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

ODTE and XDTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ODTEXDTEODTEXDTEODTEXDTE
3 months−4.8%+2.5%3.4%5.1%−7.0 pts+0.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+14.9%not published10.6%not published−3.1 pts
1 yearnot published+15.6%not published26.5%not published−1.0 pts
Since launch+6.2%+45.9%6.7%59.5%−10.5 pts−6.9 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
ODTE and XDTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ODTE
VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying weekly
XDTE
Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerVegaSharesRoundhill
Strategycovered call0DTE covered call
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysweeklyweekly
Payout rate, annualized14.1%15.2%
Expense ratio0.68%0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)26.5%
Price change, 1 year−0.3%−13.4%
Total return, 1 year+6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)+15.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.7%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−10.5 pts−1.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age169 days925 days
Net assets$3m$336m

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.

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 is cheaper, ODTE or XDTE?
ODTE charges 0.68% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so ODTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ODTE against XDTE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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