Data as of .
QDTE vs XYLG: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QDTE paid 36.1% of its price in cash against XYLG’s 13.2%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XYLG scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 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 XYLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QDTE | Only in XYLG |
|---|---|
| NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90% | NVIDIA CORP 8.20% |
| QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77% | APPLE INC 7.50% |
| NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.59% |
| QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.81% |
| Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.12% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.90% | BROADCOM INC 2.59% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.48% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC 2.24% |
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 | XYLG | QDTE | XYLG | QDTE | XYLG | |
| 3 months | −0.9% | +3.6% | 7.6% | 1.3% | +1.6 pts | +1.3 pts |
| 6 months | +19.7% | +15.7% | 16.2% | 3.0% | −4.5 pts | −2.3 pts |
| 1 year | +21.1% | +17.2% | 36.1% | 13.2% | −0.7 pts | +0.7 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +60.9% | not published | 43.0% | not published | −17.5 pts |
| Since launch | +59.9% | +114.0% | 74.1% | 69.0% | −4.3 pts | −38.7 pts |
| QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | XYLG Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | Global X |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 20.8% | 4.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.96% | 0.35% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 36.1% | 13.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | −19.2% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.1% | +17.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | +0.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 80% |
| Age | 925 days | 2188 days |
| Net assets | $967m | $65m |
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.
XYLG in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLG paid 13.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% 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 XYLG?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTE paid 36.1% of its starting price in cash and XYLG paid 13.2%, 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 XYLG?
- With every distribution reinvested, QDTE returned +21.1% and XYLG returned +17.2% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QDTE or XYLG?
- QDTE charges 0.96% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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