Which paid more, QDTE or XIMR?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTE paid 34.7% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, 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 XIMR?

With every distribution reinvested, QDTE returned +13.7% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QDTE or XIMR?

QDTE charges 0.96% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so XIMR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QDTE vs XIMR: 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 XIMR’s 7.0%, 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 $26m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March.

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At a glance

34.7%

QDTE cash paid, 1 year

7.0%

XIMR cash paid, 1 year

+13.7%

QDTE total return, 1 year

+7.9%

XIMR 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.

XIMR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR

+7.9%

VOO

+14.8%

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

7.0% of it arrived as cash

6.9 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.9 pts behind VOO

XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIMR

+7.9%

6.9 pts behind VOO

7.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIMR over 1 year: paid 7.0%, price +0.7%, total +7.9%, VOO +14.8%, −6.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XIMR costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.8 points; QDTE is far larger, $869m against $26m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QDTE vs XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QDTE	XIMR
Paid and earned
Measure	QDTE	XIMR
Total return, 1 year	+13.7%	+7.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 23.4%	rose 0.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	60% of the Nov 3, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QDTE	XIMR
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	QDTE	XIMR
Expense ratio	0.96%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$869m	$26m
Holdings
Measure	QDTE	XIMR
Holdings in common	0%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XIMR scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score32.6QDTE66.2XIMR

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

QDTE 32.6

XIMR 66.2

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, QDTE and XIMR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Nov 3, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QDTE XIMR

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 XIMR

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.06 114.65%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 648.56 1.13%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 583.70 -0.61%

2027-03-19 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 648.56 -18.68%

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Side by side

QDTE Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly XIMR FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - March · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Roundhill First Trust

Strategy 0DTE covered call buffer with income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 27.9% 7.4%

Expense ratio 0.96% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 34.7% 7.0%

Price change, 1 year −23.4% +0.7%

Total return, 1 year +13.7% +7.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind +1.4 pts −6.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 60%

Age 2.7 years 2.6 years

Net assets, QDTE as of Nov 4, 2026 and XIMR as of Nov 3, 2026 $881m $26m

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 XIMR: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QDTE	XIMR	QDTE	XIMR	QDTE	XIMR
3 months	−1.6%	+1.3%	6.3%	1.8%	+1.8 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	+1.6%	+2.8%	14.3%	3.7%	+2.0 pts	−2.2 pts
1 year	+13.7%	+7.9%	34.7%	7.0%	+1.5 pts	−6.9 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QDTE Mar 2024 · XIMR Mar 2024	+55.2%	+20.0%	75.6%	17.4%	−2.3 pts	−33.3 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.

XIMR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIMR paid 7.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.9%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.4%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 60% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QDTE or XIMR?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QDTE paid 34.7% of its starting price in cash and XIMR paid 7.0%, 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 XIMR?: With every distribution reinvested, QDTE returned +13.7% and XIMR +7.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QDTE or XIMR?: QDTE charges 0.96% a year and XIMR charges 0.85%, so XIMR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

QDTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QDTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QDTE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for QDTE ↗

XIMR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIMR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIMR 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIMR ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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