Which is cheaper, QQDH or XISE?

QQDH charges 0.95% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so XISE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Income ETFs

QQDH vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

QQDH and XISE both write options for income.

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Net assets: $33m on Oct 30, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September, beside Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF.

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At a glance

0.3%

QQDH cash paid, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

6.0%

XISE cash paid, 1 year

−2.6%

QQDH total return, since launch, Oct 23, 2026

+6.2%

XISE total return, 1 year

QQDH · since launch to Oct 30, 2026 Not measured

QQDH

−2.6%

none

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

QQDH

−2.6%

0.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QQDH since launch: paid 0.3%, price −2.9%, total −2.6%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

XISE · 1 year to Oct 30, 2026 6.2 pts behind VOO

XISE

+6.2%

VOO

+12.4%

6.2 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.0%, price 0.0%, total +6.2%, VOO +12.4%, −6.2 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

VOO

+12.4%

XISE

+6.2%

6.0% of it arrived as cash

6.2 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.2 pts behind VOO

XISE over 1 year: paid 6.0%, price 0.0%, total +6.2%, VOO +12.4%, −6.2 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

VOO

+12.4%

XISE

+6.2%

6.2 pts behind VOO

6.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XISE over 1 year: paid 6.0%, price 0.0%, total +6.2%, VOO +12.4%, −6.2 pts. Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Data to Oct 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XISE costs 0.10 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QQDH vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QQDH	XISE
Paid and earned
Measure	QQDH	XISE
Total return, 1 year	not published	+6.2%
Price change	fell 2.9% (since Oct 23, 2026)	rose 0.0% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate		100% of the Sep 21, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QQDH	XISE
Benchmark	not published	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Cost and size
Measure	QQDH	XISE
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.85%
Net assets	not read by ETFIQ	$33m
Holdings
Measure	QQDH	XISE
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

QQDH Tuttle Capital Innovation 100 Income AND Hedge ETF · 0DTE covered call XISE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - September · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Tuttle First Trust

Strategy 0DTE covered call buffer with income

Benchmark none Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays not established monthly

Payout rate, annualized 3.9% 6.0%

Expense ratio 0.95% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 0.3% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026) 6.0%

Price change, 1 year −2.9% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026) 0.0%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% (since launch, Oct 23, 2026) +6.2%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.4%

Ahead or behind not available −6.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 7 days 3.1 years

Net assets not read by ETFIQ $33m

As of Oct 30, 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: QQDH vs XISE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QQDH	XISE	QQDH	XISE	QQDH	XISE
3 months	–	+1.0%	–	1.5%	–	−0.5 pts
6 months	–	+2.5%	–	2.5%	–	−2.9 pts
1 year	–	+6.2%	–	6.0%	–	−6.2 pts
3 years	–	+22.2%	–	19.3%	–	−65.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QQDH Oct 2026 · XISE Sep 2023	−2.6%	+21.6%	0.3%	19.2%	not measured	−55.5 pts

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About each fund

QQDH

Over the period from its first trade on Oct 23, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026, QQDH paid 0.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −2.6%. At its price on Oct 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 3.9%, paid periodically.

XISE

Over the year to Oct 30, 2026, XISE paid 6.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +12.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.2 pts. At its price on Oct 30, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 21, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QQDH or XISE?: QQDH charges 0.95% a year and XISE charges 0.85%, so XISE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →QQDH on its own →XISE on its own →QQDH dividend history →XISE dividend history →XISE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QQDH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQDH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Tuttle website ↗

XISE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XISE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XISE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XISE ↗

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How this is computed

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