Data as of .
XDTE vs YLDE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XDTE paid 26.5% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, XDTE and YLDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in XDTE | Only in YLDE |
|---|---|
| SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63% |
| SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 4.05% |
| Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23% | ALPHABET INC 3.60% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84% | NVIDIA CORP 3.03% |
| NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94% | |
| AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83% | |
| APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78% | |
| MICROSOFT CORP 2.67% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XDTE | YLDE | XDTE | YLDE | XDTE | YLDE | |
| 3 months | +2.5% | +2.5% | 5.1% | 2.3% | +0.3 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +14.9% | +8.4% | 10.6% | 4.1% | −3.1 pts | −9.6 pts |
| 1 year | +15.6% | +10.5% | 26.5% | 7.6% | −1.0 pts | −6.0 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +51.1% | not published | 16.8% | not published | −27.3 pts |
| Since launch | +45.9% | +181.4% | 59.5% | 42.1% | −6.9 pts | −86.6 pts |
| XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | Franklin |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | covered call |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 15.2% | 7.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.97% | 0.48% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 26.5% | 7.6% |
| Price change, 1 year | −13.4% | +2.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.6% | +10.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −1.0 pts | −6.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 925 days | 3405 days |
| Net assets | $336m | $170m |
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.
YLDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, XDTE or YLDE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XDTE paid 26.5% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.6%, 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, XDTE or YLDE?
- With every distribution reinvested, XDTE returned +15.6% and YLDE returned +10.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, XDTE or YLDE?
- XDTE charges 0.97% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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