Which is cheaper, QDTE or VOOY?

QDTE charges 0.96% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so VOOY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QDTE vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

QDTE and VOOY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $881m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

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At a glance

34.7%

QDTE cash paid, 1 year

1.5%

VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026

+13.7%

QDTE total return, 1 year

+0.3%

VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 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.

VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

VOOY

+0.3%

none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

VOOY costs 0.21 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QDTE vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QDTE	VOOY
Paid and earned
Measure	QDTE	VOOY
Total return, 1 year	+13.7%	not published
Price change	fell 23.4% (1 year)	fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QDTE	VOOY
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	not published
Cost and size
Measure	QDTE	VOOY
Expense ratio	0.96%	0.75%
Net assets	$881m	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	QDTE	VOOY
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

QDTE Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income

Issuer Roundhill XFUNDS

Strategy 0DTE covered call option income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none

Pays weekly not established

Payout rate, annualized 27.9% 9.1%

Expense ratio 0.96% 0.75%

Cash paid, 1 year 34.7% 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −23.4% −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +13.7% +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published

Ahead or behind +1.4 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 26%

Age 2.7 years 63 days

Net assets $881m not read by ETFIQ

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 VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QDTE	VOOY	QDTE	VOOY	QDTE	VOOY
3 months	−1.6%	–	6.3%	–	+1.8 pts	–
6 months	+1.6%	–	14.3%	–	+2.0 pts	–
1 year	+13.7%	–	34.7%	–	+1.5 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: QDTE Mar 2024 · VOOY Sep 2026	+55.2%	+0.3%	75.6%	1.5%	−2.3 pts	not measured

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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.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QDTE or VOOY?: QDTE charges 0.96% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so VOOY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →QDTE on its own →VOOY on its own →QDTE dividend history →QDTE holdings →VOOY dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QDTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QDTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QDTE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for QDTE ↗

VOOY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOOY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VOOY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

XFUNDS page for VOOY ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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