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

QDTE and ROCQ both write options for income.

Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

36.1%QDTE cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
+21.1%QDTE total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ 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
ROCQ4 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%5.8% as cash4 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%4 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in QDTEOnly in ROCQ
NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90%NVIDIA Corp. 8.37%
QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77%Apple, Inc. 7.12%
NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64%Micron Technology, Inc. 6.70%
QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82%Alphabet, Inc. 6.30%
Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97%Microsoft Corp. 5.03%
First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.90%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74%
Amazon.com, Inc. 4.52%
Lam Research Corp. 4.21%

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

QDTE and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QDTEROCQQDTEROCQQDTEROCQ
3 months−0.9%0.0%7.6%3.0%+1.6 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+19.7%+20.0%16.2%5.9%−4.5 pts−4.2 pts
1 year+21.1%not published36.1%not published−0.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+59.9%+18.0%74.1%5.8%−4.3 pts−4.0 pts
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QDTE and ROCQ 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
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerRoundhillJPMorgan
Strategy0DTE covered callcovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized20.8%10.6%
Expense ratio0.96%not published
Cash paid, 1 year36.1%5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−19.2%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year+21.1%+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+21.9%
Ahead or behind−0.7 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age925 days183 days
Net assets$967m$629m

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.

ROCQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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QDTE against ROCQ, 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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