Data as of .
QDTE vs TPAY: which paid, and which earned it?
QDTE and TPAY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QDTE and TPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QDTE | Only in TPAY |
|---|---|
| NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90% | SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 61.75% |
| QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77% | SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 33.20% |
| NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64% | SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 5.05% |
| QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82% | |
| Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97% | |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.90% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QDTE | TPAY | QDTE | TPAY | QDTE | TPAY | |
| 3 months | −0.9% | +1.5% | 7.6% | 2.4% | +1.6 pts | −0.8 pts |
| 6 months | +19.7% | +17.3% | 16.2% | 5.3% | −4.5 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 1 year | +21.1% | not published | 36.1% | not published | −0.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +59.9% | +11.0% | 74.1% | 5.8% | −4.3 pts | −0.8 pts |
| QDTE Roundhill Innovation-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 SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | Roundhill |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 20.8% | 9.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.96% | 0.49% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 36.1% | 5.8% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −19.2% | +4.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.1% | +11.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +11.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | −0.8 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 925 days | 212 days |
| Net assets | $967m | $2m |
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.
TPAY in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPAY paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly.
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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Where these figures came from
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