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QVOL vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?

QVOL and XDTE both write options for income.

Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF and Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
26.5%XDTE cash paid, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
+15.6%XDTE total return, 1 year
QVOL2.1 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%4.2% as cash2.1 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%2.1 pts ahead of QQQ
XDTE1 pt behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% of it arrived as cash1 pt behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XDTE+15.6%26.5% as cash1 pt behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in QVOLOnly in XDTE
NVIDIA Corp 8.53%SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30%
Amazon.com Inc 7.61%SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17%Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23%
Microsoft Corp 5.05%First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84%
Alphabet Inc 4.70%
Alphabet Inc 4.69%
Micron Technology Inc 4.53%
Marvell Technology Inc 4.30%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

QVOL and XDTE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QVOLXDTEQVOLXDTEQVOLXDTE
3 months−3.7%+2.5%3.0%5.1%−1.2 pts+0.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+14.9%not published10.6%not published−3.1 pts
1 yearnot published+15.6%not published26.5%not published−1.0 pts
Since launch+4.3%+45.9%4.2%59.5%+2.1 pts−6.9 pts
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QVOL and XDTE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
XDTE
Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF
0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly
IssuerInfrastructure CapitalRoundhill
Strategyoption income0DTE covered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlyweekly
Payout rate, annualized12.6%15.2%
Expense ratio0.82%0.97%
Cash paid, 1 year4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)26.5%
Price change, 1 year0.0%−13.4%
Total return, 1 year+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)+15.6%
Benchmark return, 1 year+2.1%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+2.1 pts−1.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age129 days925 days
Net assets$8m$336m

QVOL in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.

XDTE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XDTE paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QVOL or XDTE?
QVOL charges 0.82% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so QVOL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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QVOL against XDTE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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