Which paid more, QDTE or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QDTE paid 34.5% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, 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, QDTE or QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, QDTE returned +11.9% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QDTE or QXQ?

QDTE charges 0.96% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QDTE vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+0.2 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.02 pts

A year: QDTE 0.96%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

QDTE costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QDTE vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QDTE	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	QDTE	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+11.9%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 24.6%	fell 4.7%
Against its benchmark
Measure	QDTE	QXQ
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	QDTE	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.96%	0.98%
Net assets, QDTE as of Nov 12, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$854m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	QDTE	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · QXQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score34.5QDTE52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

QDTE 34.5

QXQ 52

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Key numbers

34.5%

QDTE cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+11.9%

QDTE total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

QDTE · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.6 pts ahead of QQQ

QDTE

+11.9%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.6 pts ahead of QQQ

QDTE over 1 year: paid 34.5%, price −24.6%, total +11.9%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.6 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QDTE

+11.9%

34.5% of it arrived as cash

0.6 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.6 pts ahead of QQQ

QDTE over 1 year: paid 34.5%, price −24.6%, total +11.9%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.6 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QDTE

+11.9%

34.5% as cash

0.6 pts ahead of QQQ

34.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QDTE over 1 year: paid 34.5%, price −24.6%, total +11.9%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.6 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

QDTE Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer Roundhill SGI

Strategy 0DTE covered call covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays weekly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 30.6% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.96% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 34.5% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year −24.6% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +11.9% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +11.3%

Ahead or behind +0.6 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 2.7 years 2.4 years

Net assets, QDTE as of Nov 12, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $854m $82m

As of Nov 12, 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

Window by window: QDTE vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QDTE	QXQ	QDTE	QXQ	QDTE	QXQ
3 months	−4.8%	−5.4%	5.6%	0.2%	+1.1 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	−2.1%	−3.8%	13.4%	0.5%	+2.0 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+11.9%	+12.1%	34.5%	15.1%	+0.6 pts	+0.8 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QDTE Mar 2024 · QXQ Jun 2024	+53.7%	+47.7%	76.0%	22.8%	−3.0 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

QDTE

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QDTE paid 34.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 24.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.9%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.6%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QDTE or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QDTE paid 34.5% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, 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, QDTE or QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, QDTE returned +11.9% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QDTE or QXQ?: QDTE charges 0.96% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →QDTE on its own →QXQ on its own →QDTE dividend history →QDTE holdings →QXQ dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QDTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QDTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QDTE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for QDTE ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $854m on Nov 12, 2026 for Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

QDTE on its own →QXQ on its own →

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QDTE and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QDTE +11.9%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

QDTE +11.9%, QXQ +12.1%: QXQ +0.2 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.