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QDTE vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets on Nov 4, 2026: $881m for Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF and $2.1m for Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF.

At a glance
34.7%
QDTE cash paid, 1 year
6.6%
TPAY cash paid, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
+13.7%
QDTE total return, 1 year
+11.6%
TPAY total return, since launch, Feb 18, 2026
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.
TPAY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind VOO
TPAY
+11.6%
VOO
+12.6%

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

6.6% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind VOO

TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+12.6%

TPAY

+11.6%

1 pt behind VOO

6.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. TPAY since launch: paid 6.6%, price +4.6%, total +11.6%, VOO +12.6%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

TPAY costs 0.47 points a year less; QDTE is far larger, $881m against $2.1m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QDTE vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQDTETPAY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.7%not published
Price changefell 23.4% (1 year)rose 4.6% (since Feb 18, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Oct 15, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQVanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 1.4 ptsbehind by 1.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.96%0.49%
Net assets$881m$2.1m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

Feb 27, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 35 weekly returns
QDTE TPAY
Return
Total return edge Tie +10.3% +10.2%
Price return edge TPAY −9.1% +3.4%
Risk
Max drawdown edge TPAY (slight) −7.4% −7.2%
Reading

From Feb 2026 to Oct 2026, QDTE and TPAY returned about the same: +10.3% and +10.2%. TPAY fell slightly less at its worst: −7.2% to −7.4%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: QDTE vs TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQDTETPAYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+10.3%+10.2%TiePrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−9.1%+3.4%TPAYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−7.4%−7.2%TPAY (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 35 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QDTE TPAY
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 TPAY
SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 44.68%
SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 44.62%
SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 6.11%
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Side by side

QDTE Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly TPAY Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF · Option income on VOO, paying monthly
Strategy 0DTE covered call option income
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 27.9% 9.5%
Expense ratio 0.96% 0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year 34.7% 6.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −23.4% +4.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +13.7% +11.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +12.6% (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Ahead or behind +1.4 pts −1.0 pts (since launch, Feb 18, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 2.7 years 259 days
Net assets $881m $2.1m

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 TPAY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQDTETPAYQDTETPAYQDTETPAY
3 months−1.6%−0.8%6.3%2.3%+1.8 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+1.6%+4.2%14.3%4.7%+2.0 pts−0.8 pts
1 year+13.7%–34.7%–+1.5 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: QDTE Mar 2024 · TPAY Feb 2026+55.2%+11.6%75.6%6.6%−2.3 pts−1.1 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.

TPAY

Over the period from its first trade on Feb 18, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, TPAY paid 6.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +12.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 15, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QDTE or TPAY?
QDTE charges 0.96% a year and TPAY charges 0.49%, so TPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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