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QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF

0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QDTE paid 36.8% in cash and still finished 0.7 points behind QQQ.

Roundhill · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

36.8%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+22.3%Total return, 1 year
−0.7 ptsAgainst QQQ
24.3%Latest payout, annualized

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

44.7joint 97th of 161

QDTE paid 36.8% in cash. Its price fell 18.5%, so 50% of what you were paid came back out of your own capital.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
MLPD −38.1 ptsMDST −30.2 ptsSLTY −29.1 ptsBLOX −27.8 ptsEIPI −27.8 ptsYQQQ −27.6 ptsULTY −23.3 ptsGDXY −22.0 ptsHIGH −20.8 ptsTOPW −18.6 ptsTDVI −18.3 ptsYMAX −18.1 ptsHISF −17.3 ptsACKY −17.2 ptsWEEI −16.9 ptsNDIV −16.6 ptsLQDW −16.2 ptsOARK −15.8 ptsFDND −15.5 ptsTCAL −15.0 ptsQRMI −14.8 ptsSDVD −14.8 ptsLFGY −14.5 ptsSLJY −14.5 ptsSCLZ −14.1 ptsYFYA −13.9 ptsQUSA −13.5 ptsHYGW −13.0 ptsJULH −13.0 ptsXLRI −13.0 ptsMAGY −12.9 ptsYYY −12.7 ptsXLKI −12.6 ptsJULJ −12.4 ptsLJUL −12.4 ptsJANJ −12.3 ptsLJAN −12.3 ptsFGSI −12.2 ptsLOCT −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.1 ptsAIPI −12.0 ptsIWMY −12.0 ptsOCTJ −11.9 ptsHIPS −11.7 ptsJUCY −11.6 ptsXLEI −11.6 ptsAPRJ −11.3 ptsLAPR −11.3 ptsXISE −11.3 ptsXIJN −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsJANH −11.0 ptsAPRH −10.9 ptsXBTY −10.7 ptsXIDE −10.7 ptsOCTH −10.6 ptsJEPI −10.3 ptsXIMR −10.1 ptsSRHR −9.7 ptsXRMI −8.7 ptsVEGA −8.3 ptsBUYW −8.2 ptsIAUI −7.9 ptsBAGY −7.7 ptsXV −7.5 ptsKHPI −7.3 ptsYBTC −7.3 ptsFTHI −7.0 ptsYLDE −6.8 ptsIGLD −6.1 ptsQQQI −6.1 ptsRDVI −6.0 ptsSPIN −5.9 ptsFEPI −5.8 ptsIWMW −5.8 ptsTYLG −5.7 ptsBITY −5.6 ptsSPUT −5.4 ptsWTPI −5.2 ptsPAPI −4.7 ptsXLVI −4.7 ptsETCO −4.3 ptsJEPQ −4.1 ptsCAIE −4.0 ptsFTKI −3.9 ptsGPTY −3.7 ptsIQQQ −3.7 ptsGIAX −3.4 ptsBIGY −3.3 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsRYLD −3.1 ptsWEEL −2.9 ptsYMAG −2.9 ptsRDTY −2.6 ptsXLBI −2.5 ptsNBOS −1.8 ptsRYLG −1.8 ptsSPYI −1.7 ptsFTQI −1.6 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsTSPY −1.6 ptsTHTA −1.5 ptsQQQY −1.3 ptsRDTE −1.3 ptsDIVO −1.2 ptsSIXH −1.2 ptsXYLD −1.2 ptsDFII −1.1 ptsGPIQ −1.1 ptsQDTY −1.1 ptsXYLG −1.1 ptsXDTE −0.9 ptsQYLD −0.7 ptsXLII −0.7 ptsXPAY −0.7 ptsEGGY −0.6 ptsJOYT −0.6 ptsSDTY −0.6 ptsWDTE −0.4 ptsBTCC −0.3 ptsQYLG −0.3 ptsGPIX 0.0 ptsDJIA +0.1 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsIWMI +0.3 ptsKGLD +0.3 ptsXLFI +0.3 ptsIVVW +0.4 ptsLTTI +0.5 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsPBP +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.9 ptsTDAQ +0.9 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsBALI +1.4 ptsYETH +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsXLUI +1.6 ptsCHPY +1.9 ptsBTCI +2.1 ptsSOXY +2.3 ptsITWO +2.5 ptsDOGG +2.7 ptsCEPI +2.9 ptsXLYI +2.9 ptsYBIT +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.4 ptsDUBS +4.0 ptsSEPI +4.7 ptsXLCI +5.2 ptsIDVO +5.4 ptsTLTW +5.4 ptsBCCC +6.3 ptsOMAH +6.5 ptsIDUB +6.9 ptsXLSI +8.8 ptsUSOY +10.5 ptsBUCK +10.9 ptsKLIP +20.9 ptsNVYY +24.6 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsQDTE −0.7 pts−38.1 pts+24.6 pts

71.7% of the 161 sit at or below QDTE on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.0%XBTY −74.7%YETH −67.4%YBTC −61.4%BTCC −59.9%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −58.0%SLTY −54.4%ULTY −53.3%NVYY −52.4%BITY −51.9%BCCC −49.4%BTCI −46.9%DFII −44.8%LFGY −43.0%YMAX −41.0%BLOX −38.8%TOPW −36.6%OARK −33.3%KLIP −32.8%GDXY −32.5%YMAG −27.1%YQQQ −26.3%MAGY −25.8%IWMY −23.1%CEPI −21.0%RDTY −19.9%RDTE −19.4%EGGY −15.1%TLTP −14.5%XLYI −14.1%LTTI −13.8%ACKY −13.7%WDTE −13.7%QQQY −13.0%QDTY −12.8%XDTE −12.8%AIPI −12.2%QUSA −11.8%LQTI −10.4%TLTW −10.3%SDTY −9.9%GIAX −9.8%XLUI −9.5%HIGH −9.3%LQDW −9.3%TCAL −9.0%FEPI −8.5%XV −8.4%IGLD −8.1%XLRI −8.0%XLCI −7.9%FDND −7.6%YYY −7.5%XLSI −7.3%RNTY −6.5%HYTI −6.3%GPTY −6.0%OMAH −6.0%XLBI −5.7%HYGW −5.6%IWMW −5.3%HIPS −5.2%XPAY −4.9%HISF −4.7%QRMI −4.2%USOY −4.0%XLFI −3.8%FGSI −3.2%BUCK −2.5%HYBL −2.5%JUCY −2.3%XRMI −2.3%MLPD −1.7%CAIE −1.6%IAUI −1.6%YFYA −1.6%IVVW −1.4%CVRD −1.3%JEPI −1.1%KNG −0.9%XIJN −0.7%JULJ −0.6%WTPI −0.5%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.3%LJUL −0.2%XISE 0.0%JANH +0.1%JANJ +0.1%LAPR +0.1%LOCT +0.1%LJAN +0.2%OCTJ +0.2%XLII +0.2%APRJ +0.3%OCTH +0.3%XIDE +0.3%XIMR +0.4%APRH +0.5%TSPY +0.6%KHPI +0.7%BIGY +0.8%WEEL +0.9%SRHR +1.0%FTHI +1.1%QQQI +1.5%XLVI +2.1%SPYI +2.6%QYLG +2.8%YLDE +2.8%BUYW +2.9%SDVD +3.0%XYLG +3.4%KGLD +3.8%THTA +3.9%DJIA +4.2%FTKI +4.3%SCLZ +4.4%PAPI +4.5%RYLD +4.7%XLKI +5.0%PBP +5.1%IWMI +5.3%DYLG +5.4%TDAQ +5.9%XYLD +5.9%JEPQ +6.0%SPIN +6.1%NBOS +6.5%SPUT +6.5%RYLG +7.1%GPIX +7.9%FTQI +8.0%DOGG +8.2%ISPY +8.4%QYLD +8.4%DIVO +8.9%MDST +9.3%VEGA +9.4%BALI +9.5%GPIQ +9.8%SLJY +11.0%RDVI +11.7%TDVI +11.7%IQQQ +12.3%SEPI +13.8%XLEI +13.8%SIXH +14.1%ITWO +14.3%EIPI +14.6%JOYT +16.1%IDVO +16.4%DUBS +18.9%WEEI +18.9%IDUB +19.0%TYLG +21.2%NDIV +22.9%CHPY +24.9%SOXY +68.6%QDTE −18.5%QDTE −18.5%−75.0%+68.6%

17.7% of the 161 sit at or below QDTE on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−0.7 pts71.750%
what happened to the principal−18.5%17.750%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

3rd of 16 income ETFs writing on QQQ, by return against it 29th of 354 income ETFs by net assets

What a holder got

QDTE against QQQQDTE returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested against +23.0% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), a gap of −0.7 pts. Of that, 36.8% arrived as cash rather than price.+22.3%QDTE total return+23.0%Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)36.8% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QDTE returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested and Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0%, so a holder came out behind it by 0.7 points. The lighter segment is the 36.8% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Its ten largest equity positions

QDTE top ten by weight, 100.0% of its 6 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.
HoldingWeight
NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C26.01%
4NDX US 12/18/26 C2450.1 FLX25.19%
NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C22.18%
4NDX US 09/18/26 C2250 FLX18.27%
Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF5.05%
First American Government Obligations Fu3.30%

Method

Period by period

QDTE over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnQQQAhead or behind
3 months7.8%−6.8%+1.0%−0.8%+1.8 pts
6 months15.9%+0.5%+16.9%+20.7%−3.8 pts
1 year36.8%−18.5%+22.3%+23.0%−0.7 pts
Since launch73.8%−38.3%+58.3%+62.6%−4.3 pts

Method

When QDTE pays

QDTE pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.1338 a share, which went ex on Sep 10, 2026, with payment about 1 day later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 17, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for QDTE. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Sep 17, 2026Sep 18, 2026$0.1338ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Sep 24, 2026Sep 25, 2026$0.1338ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Oct 1, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.1338ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Oct 8, 2026Oct 9, 2026$0.1338ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Oct 15, 2026Oct 16, 2026$0.1338ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Oct 22, 2026Oct 23, 2026$0.1338ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for QDTE (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for QDTE. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Sep 10, 2026$0.1338
Sep 3, 2026$0.139
Aug 27, 2026$0.1208
Aug 20, 2026$0.2788
Aug 13, 2026$0.2077
Aug 6, 2026$0.137
Jul 30, 2026$0.1367
Jul 23, 2026$0.2302
Jul 16, 2026$0.2089
Jul 9, 2026$0.2028
Jul 1, 2026$0.2429
Jun 25, 2026$0.2365
Jun 17, 2026$0.1247

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Mar 7, 2024, QDTE has returned +58.3% with distributions reinvested, against +62.6% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), and has paid out 73.8% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays weekly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 24.3%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.

QDTE (Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategy0DTE covered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysweekly
Net assets (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026)$950m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)24.3%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Aug 31, 2026)0.96%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)45.2%
LaunchedMar 7, 2024
Paysweekly
Typical gap between ex-dates7 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment1 day
Last paid, per share$0.1338 ex Sep 10, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$2.2751

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has QDTE paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QDTE paid 36.8% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 18.5%.
Is QDTE ahead of QQQ?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, QDTE returned +22.3% against +23.0% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), so a holder was behind it by 0.7 points.
How often does QDTE pay, and how much?
QDTE pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 24.3% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
When does QDTE next pay a distribution?
QDTE pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 10, 2026 at $0.1338 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 17, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 1 day.
What does QDTE cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.96% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

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Compare QDTE

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