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QDTE vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?

QDTE and QVOL both write options for income.

Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

36.1%QDTE cash paid, 1 year
4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
+21.1%QDTE total return, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
QDTE0.7 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QDTE+21.1%36.1% of it arrived as cash0.7 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QDTE+21.1%36.1% as cash0.7 pts behind QQQ
QVOL2.1 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%4.2% as cash2.1 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in QDTEOnly in QVOL
NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90%NVIDIA Corp 8.53%
QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77%Amazon.com Inc 7.61%
NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17%
QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82%Microsoft Corp 5.05%
Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97%Alphabet Inc 4.70%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.90%Alphabet Inc 4.69%
Micron Technology Inc 4.53%
Marvell Technology Inc 4.30%

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

QDTE and QVOL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QDTEQVOLQDTEQVOLQDTEQVOL
3 months−0.9%−3.7%7.6%3.0%+1.6 pts−1.2 pts
6 months+19.7%not published16.2%not published−4.5 ptsnot published
1 year+21.1%not published36.1%not published−0.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+59.9%+4.3%74.1%4.2%−4.3 pts+2.1 pts
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QDTE and QVOL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QDTE
Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerRoundhillInfrastructure Capital
Strategy0DTE covered calloption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized20.8%12.6%
Expense ratio0.96%0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year36.1%4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−19.2%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+21.1%+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+2.1%
Ahead or behind−0.7 pts+2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age925 days129 days
Net assets$967m$8m

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.

QVOL in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QDTE or QVOL?
QDTE charges 0.96% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so QVOL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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QDTE against QVOL, 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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