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RDTE vs RYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDTE paid 33.9% of its price in cash against RYLG’s 10.7%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $156m on Nov 4, 2026 for Roundhill Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF, and $7.7m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

At a glance
33.9%
RDTE cash paid, 1 year
10.7%
RYLG cash paid, 1 year
+18.7%
RDTE total return, 1 year
+16.0%
RYLG total return, 1 year
RDTE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 About even with IWM
RDTE
+18.7%
IWM
+19.0%

About even with IWM

RDTE over 1 year: paid 33.9%, price −18.5%, total +18.7%, IWM +19.0%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWM

+19.0%

RDTE

+18.7%

33.9% of it arrived as cash

about even with IWM

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with IWM

RDTE over 1 year: paid 33.9%, price −18.5%, total +18.7%, IWM +19.0%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWM

+19.0%

RDTE

+18.7%

33.9% as cash

about even with IWM

33.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. RDTE over 1 year: paid 33.9%, price −18.5%, total +18.7%, IWM +19.0%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
RYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3 pts behind IWM
RYLG
+16.0%
IWM
+19.0%

3 pts behind IWM

RYLG over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +16.0%, IWM +19.0%, −3.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWM

+19.0%

RYLG

+16.0%

10.7% of it arrived as cash

3 pts behind IWM

Total return, distributions reinvested

3 pts behind IWM

RYLG over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +16.0%, IWM +19.0%, −3.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWM

+19.0%

RYLG

+16.0%

10.7% cash

3 pts behind IWM

10.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. RYLG over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +16.0%, IWM +19.0%, −3.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RYLG costs 0.62 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points; RDTE is far larger, $159m against $7.7m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RDTE vs RYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureRDTERYLG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+18.7%+16.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 18.5%rose 4.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkRussell 2000, measured through IWMRussell 2000, measured through IWM
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 3.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.97%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$159m$7.7m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · RYLG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score37.4RDTE78.7RYLG

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, RDTE and RYLG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first RDTE RYLG
Only in one fund ↓
Only in RDTE
IWM 11/19/2027 27.81 C 89.88%
Only in RYLG
Global X Russell 2000 ETF 100.44%
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Side by side

RDTE Roundhill Russell 2000 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF · 0DTE covered call on IWM, paying weekly RYLG Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on IWM, paying monthly
Strategy 0DTE covered call covered call
Benchmark Russell 2000 (IWM) Russell 2000 (IWM)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.6% 5.7%
Expense ratio 0.97% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 33.9% 10.7%
Price change, 1 year −18.5% +4.4%
Total return, 1 year +18.7% +16.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +19.0% +19.0%
Ahead or behind −0.3 pts −3.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 2.1 years 4.1 years
Net assets, RDTE as of Nov 4, 2026 and RYLG as of Oct 12, 2026 $156m $7.7m

As of Nov 4, 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: RDTE vs RYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowRDTERYLGRDTERYLGRDTERYLG
3 months−2.4%−3.8%6.1%1.4%+2.6 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+3.7%+2.0%14.6%3.4%+4.2 pts+2.5 pts
1 year+18.7%+16.0%33.9%10.7%−0.3 pts−3.0 pts
3 years–+50.0%–40.2%–−18.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: RDTE Sep 2024 · RYLG Oct 2022+40.4%+46.2%64.0%44.5%+0.7 pts−24.6 pts

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About each fund
RDTE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDTE paid 33.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 18.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.7%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +19.0% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.6%, paid weekly. Roundhill estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

RYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RYLG paid 10.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.0%. Russell 2000 (IWM) returned +19.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.7%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, RDTE or RYLG?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RDTE paid 33.9% of its starting price in cash and RYLG paid 10.7%, so RDTE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, RDTE or RYLG?
With every distribution reinvested, RDTE returned +18.7% and RYLG +16.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, RDTE or RYLG?
RDTE charges 0.97% a year and RYLG charges 0.35%, so RYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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