Data as of .
QDTE vs XSPI: which paid, and which earned it?
QDTE and XSPI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QDTE and XSPI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QDTE | Only in XSPI |
|---|---|
| NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90% | NVIDIA Corp 8.50% |
| QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77% | Apple Inc 7.83% |
| NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64% | Microsoft Corp 5.80% |
| QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82% | Amazon.com Inc 3.94% |
| Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97% | Alphabet Inc 3.24% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.90% | Broadcom Inc 2.65% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.57% | |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.25% |
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 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QDTE | XSPI | QDTE | XSPI | QDTE | XSPI | |
| 3 months | −0.9% | +3.7% | 7.6% | 4.2% | +1.6 pts | +1.4 pts |
| 6 months | +19.7% | +20.0% | 16.2% | 9.2% | −4.5 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 1 year | +21.1% | not published | 36.1% | not published | −0.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +59.9% | +11.6% | 74.1% | 11.1% | −4.3 pts | +0.2 pts |
| QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | XSPI NEOS Boosted S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | NEOS |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 20.8% | 17.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.96% | 0.98% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 36.1% | 11.1% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −19.2% | −0.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.1% | +11.6% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +11.3% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | +0.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 99% |
| Age | 925 days | 227 days |
| Net assets | $967m | $113m |
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.
XSPI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XSPI paid 11.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, QDTE or XSPI?
- QDTE charges 0.96% a year and XSPI charges 0.98%, so QDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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