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QDTE vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTE paid 34.7% of its price in cash against TDAQ’s 16.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $881m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF, and $248m on Jun 30, 2026 for TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

At a glance
34.7%
QDTE cash paid, 1 year
16.8%
TDAQ cash paid, 1 year
+13.7%
QDTE total return, 1 year
+12.0%
TDAQ total return, 1 year
QDTE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of QQQ
QDTE
+13.7%
QQQ
+12.3%

1.4 pts ahead of QQQ

QDTE over 1 year: paid 34.7%, price −23.4%, total +13.7%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTE

+13.7%

34.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of QQQ

QDTE over 1 year: paid 34.7%, price −23.4%, total +13.7%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QDTE

+13.7%

34.7% as cash

1.4 pts ahead of QQQ

34.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QDTE over 1 year: paid 34.7%, price −23.4%, total +13.7%, QQQ +12.3%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
TDAQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with QQQ
TDAQ
+12.0%
QQQ
+12.3%

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

TDAQ

+12.0%

16.8% of it arrived as cash

about even with QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with QQQ

TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

TDAQ

+12.0%

16.8% as cash

about even with QQQ

16.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TDAQ over 1 year: paid 16.8%, price −5.7%, total +12.0%, QQQ +12.3%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TDAQ costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QDTE vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQDTETDAQ
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.7%+12.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 23.4%fell 5.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment98% of the Oct 21, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.96%0.68%
Net assets, QDTE as of Nov 4, 2026 and TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026$881m$248m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · TDAQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score32.6QDTE44.6TDAQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Risk and return

Sep 12, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026 · 59 weekly returns · each against QQQ
QDTE TDAQ
Return
Total return edge Tie +18.0% +18.4%
Annualized edge Tie +15.7% +16.0%
Price return edge TDAQ −23.7% −1.7%
Risk
Volatility edge QDTE (slight) 16.3% 17.4%
Max drawdown edge QDTE −8.2% −9.2%
Downside capture 92.4% 96.6%
Beta 0.86 0.93
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge QDTE (slight) 0.74 0.72
Sortino edge Tie 1.10 1.11
Treynor 0.141 0.136
Calmar edge QDTE (slight) 1.92 1.75
Against the benchmark
Alpha +1.2% a year +0.7% a year
Alpha t-stat 0.34 0.27
Information ratio −0.14 −0.06
Tracking error 4.4% 3.2%
Reading

From Sep 2025 to Oct 2026, QDTE and TDAQ returned about the same: +18.0% and +18.4%. QDTE swung slightly less: 16.3% to 17.4%. QDTE fell less at its worst: −8.2% to −9.2%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: QDTE vs TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQDTETDAQQQQEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+18.0%+18.4%TiePrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+15.7%+16.0%TieTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−23.7%−1.7%TDAQPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility16.3%17.4%QDTE (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation11.0%11.3%QDTE (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−8.2%−9.2%QDTEDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture84.7%93.0%100.0%TDAQ (slight)Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture92.4%96.6%100.0%QDTE (slight)Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta0.860.931.00QDTE lowerHow far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared0.950.971.00Not an edgeShare of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.740.72QDTE (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.101.11TieReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor0.1410.1360.128QDTE (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar1.921.75QDTE (slight)Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
BenchmarkQQQQQQQQQThe ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha+1.2% a year+0.7% a year0.0%Not significantYearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat0.340.27Not an edgeHow sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range−5.6% to +7.9%−4.7% to +6.2%Both include zeroThe 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio−0.14−0.06TDAQReturn against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error4.4%3.2%0.0%Not an edgeHow far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 59 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, QDTE and TDAQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QDTE TDAQ
Only in one fund ↓
Only in QDTE
QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 73.55%
QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.69%
Only in TDAQ
Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 99.56%
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Side by side

QDTE Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly TDAQ TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Strategy 0DTE covered call option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 27.9% 18.2%
Expense ratio 0.96% 0.68%
Cash paid, 1 year 34.7% 16.8%
Price change, 1 year −23.4% −5.7%
Total return, 1 year +13.7% +12.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +12.3%
Ahead or behind +1.4 pts −0.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 98%
Age 2.7 years 1.2 years
Net assets, QDTE as of Nov 4, 2026 and TDAQ as of Jun 30, 2026 $881m $248m

As of Nov 4, 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 TDAQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQDTETDAQQDTETDAQQDTETDAQ
3 months−1.6%−2.9%6.3%4.3%+1.8 pts+0.5 pts
6 months+1.6%−0.5%14.3%8.4%+2.0 pts−0.2 pts
1 year+13.7%+12.0%34.7%16.8%+1.5 pts−0.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QDTE Mar 2024 · TDAQ Sep 2025+55.2%+21.6%75.6%19.6%−2.3 pts+0.6 pts

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About each fund
QDTE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTE paid 34.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 23.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 27.9%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

TDAQ

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TDAQ paid 16.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.2%, paid monthly. TappAlpha estimates that 98% of the distribution paid Oct 21, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QDTE or TDAQ?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTE paid 34.7% of its starting price in cash and TDAQ paid 16.8%, 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 TDAQ?
With every distribution reinvested, QDTE returned +13.7% and TDAQ +12.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QDTE or TDAQ?
QDTE charges 0.96% a year and TDAQ charges 0.68%, so TDAQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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