Data as of .
QDTE vs XYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QDTE paid 36.8% of its price in cash against XYLD’s 11.0%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XYLD scores higher
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A percentile among the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QDTE and XYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QDTE | Only in XYLD |
|---|---|
| NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 26.01% | NVIDIA CORP 8.01% |
| 4NDX US 12/18/26 C2450.1 FLX 25.19% | APPLE INC 7.39% |
| NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.18% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.58% |
| 4NDX US 09/18/26 C2250 FLX 18.27% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.81% |
| Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 5.05% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.01% |
| First American Government Obligations Fu 3.30% | BROADCOM INC 2.60% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.40% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC 2.16% |
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 11, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QDTE | XYLD | QDTE | XYLD | QDTE | XYLD | |
| 3 months | +1.0% | +5.0% | 7.8% | 2.6% | +1.8 pts | +1.9 pts |
| 6 months | +16.9% | +10.5% | 15.9% | 5.5% | −3.8 pts | −5.1 pts |
| 1 year | +22.3% | +17.9% | 36.8% | 11.0% | −0.7 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +43.2% | not published | 32.9% | not published | −32.8 pts |
| Since launch | +58.3% | +190.8% | 73.8% | 112.9% | −4.3 pts | −133.7 pts |
| QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF Covered call on ACWI, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | Global X |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | All-country world (ACWI) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 24.3% | 9.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.96% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 36.8% | 11.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | −18.5% | +5.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.3% | +17.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +23.0% | +19.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 918 days | 4827 days |
QDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QDTE paid 36.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.3%, paid weekly.
XYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +19.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QDTE or XYLD?
- Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QDTE paid 36.8% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 11.0%, 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 XYLD?
- With every distribution reinvested, QDTE returned +22.3% and XYLD returned +17.9% over the year to Sep 11, 2026, so QDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QDTE or XYLD?
- QDTE charges 0.96% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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