Which paid more, QXQ or XDTE?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 25.1%, so XDTE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, QXQ or XDTE?

With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and XDTE +11.5% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QXQ or XDTE?

QXQ charges 0.98% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so XDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QXQ vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+0.6 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.01 pts

A year: QXQ 0.98%, XDTE 0.97%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026

Overlap

–

No book read for both funds

Net flow

–

Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

XDTE costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QXQ vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QXQ	XDTE
Paid and earned
Measure	QXQ	XDTE
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+11.5%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.7%	fell 15.4%
Against its benchmark
Measure	QXQ	XDTE
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	QXQ	XDTE
Expense ratio	0.98%	0.97%
Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and XDTE as of Nov 12, 2026	$82m	$311m
Holdings
Measure	QXQ	XDTE
Holdings in common	not published

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · QXQ scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score52QXQ40.1XDTE

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

QXQ 52

XDTE 40.1

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

Key numbers

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

25.1%

XDTE cash paid, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

+11.5%

XDTE total return, 1 year

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

XDTE · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 About even with SPY

XDTE

+11.5%

SPY

+12.0%

About even with SPY

XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.1%, price −15.4%, total +11.5%, SPY +12.0%, −0.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

XDTE

+11.5%

25.1% of it arrived as cash

about even with SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with SPY

XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.1%, price −15.4%, total +11.5%, SPY +12.0%, −0.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

XDTE

+11.5%

25.1% as cash

about even with SPY

25.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XDTE over 1 year: paid 25.1%, price −15.4%, total +11.5%, SPY +12.0%, −0.5 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly

Issuer SGI Roundhill

Strategy covered call 0DTE covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays quarterly weekly

Payout rate, annualized 1.0% 15.2%

Expense ratio 0.98% 0.97%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.1% 25.1%

Price change, 1 year −4.7% −15.4%

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +11.5%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +12.0%

Ahead or behind +0.8 pts −0.5 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 100%

Age 2.4 years 2.7 years

Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and XDTE as of Nov 12, 2026 $82m $311m

As of Nov 12, 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: QXQ vs XDTE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QXQ	XDTE	QXQ	XDTE	QXQ	XDTE
3 months	−5.4%	−1.8%	0.2%	3.7%	+0.5 pts	+0.6 pts
6 months	−3.8%	+2.2%	0.5%	8.7%	+0.4 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+12.1%	+11.5%	15.1%	25.1%	+0.8 pts	−0.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · XDTE Mar 2024	+47.7%	+45.1%	22.8%	61.0%	+2.2 pts	−6.8 pts

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About each fund

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

XDTE

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, XDTE paid 25.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 15.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Nov 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QXQ or XDTE?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 25.1%, so XDTE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, QXQ or XDTE?: With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and XDTE +11.5% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QXQ or XDTE?: QXQ charges 0.98% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so XDTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →S&P 500 (SPY) →QXQ on its own →XDTE on its own →QXQ dividend history →XDTE dividend history →XDTE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

XDTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XDTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XDTE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Roundhill page for XDTE ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF, and $311m on Nov 12, 2026 for Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF.

QXQ on its own →XDTE on its own →

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QXQ and XDTE

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QXQ +12.1%XDTE +11.5%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

QXQ +12.1%, XDTE +11.5%: QXQ +0.6 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.