Data as of .
QDTE vs YSPC: which paid, and which earned it?
QDTE and YSPC both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QDTE and YSPC hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QDTE | YSPC |
|---|---|---|
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 | 3.90% | 5.82% |
| Only in QDTE | Only in YSPC |
|---|---|
| NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90% | United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 43.24% |
| QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77% | United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 34.02% |
| NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.09% |
| QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82% | SPCX 10/16/2026 150.01 C 6.39% |
| Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97% | SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 162.500 0.62% |
| SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 157.500 0.07% | |
| SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 152.500 -0.15% | |
| SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 155 -1.85% |
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 | YSPC | QDTE | YSPC | QDTE | YSPC | |
| 3 months | −0.9% | not published | 7.6% | not published | +1.6 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +19.7% | not published | 16.2% | not published | −4.5 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +21.1% | not published | 36.1% | not published | −0.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +59.9% | +6.4% | 74.1% | 10.9% | −4.3 pts | +5.3 pts |
| QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | YSPC YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | YieldMax |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | weekly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 20.8% | 63.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.96% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 36.1% | 10.9% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −19.2% | −5.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.1% | +6.4% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +1.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | +5.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 0% |
| Age | 925 days | 65 days |
| Net assets | $967m | $32m |
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.
YSPC in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YSPC paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 63.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 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 YSPC?
- QDTE charges 0.96% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so QDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Other comparisons
Where these figures came from
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