Data as of .
QDTE vs ROCY: which paid, and which earned it?
QDTE and ROCY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QDTE and ROCY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QDTE | Only in ROCY |
|---|---|
| NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.37% |
| QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77% | Apple, Inc. 6.71% |
| NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64% | Alphabet, Inc. 5.33% |
| QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82% | Microsoft Corp. 4.97% |
| Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97% | Amazon.com, Inc. 4.15% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.90% | Micron Technology, Inc. 3.00% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.61% | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.43% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QDTE | ROCY | QDTE | ROCY | QDTE | ROCY | |
| 3 months | −0.9% | +2.6% | 7.6% | 1.7% | +1.6 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +19.7% | +14.8% | 16.2% | 3.7% | −4.5 pts | −3.3 pts |
| 1 year | +21.1% | not published | 36.1% | not published | −0.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +59.9% | +13.5% | 74.1% | 3.6% | −4.3 pts | −2.9 pts |
| QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | JPMorgan |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 20.8% | 5.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.96% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 36.1% | 3.6% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −19.2% | +9.7% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.1% | +13.5% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.4% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | −2.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 925 days | 183 days |
| Net assets | $967m | $726m |
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.
ROCY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCY paid 3.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, QDTE or ROCY?
- QDTE charges 0.96% a year and ROCY charges 0.35%, so ROCY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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