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QDTE

GradeDChicago Board Options Exchange

Roundhill Nasdaq-100 0DTE Covered Call ETF Strategy ETF

Option Income · Roundhill Investments · Inception 2024-03-07

$29.29−0.24 (−0.83%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:10 PM EDT

History starts Mar 7, 2024.
Intraday session: down, 69 prints from 29.53 to 29.29. Range 29.19 to 29.47. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$29.20$29.40$29.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.96%
Fund size
$991M
1Y return
+23.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
43.55%
Holdings
6
Volume · 30D
0.6M sh
NAV per share
$29.56
52W range
low $26.75high $36.60

The ETF.net QDTE Grade

D

39/ 100

Rank 23 of 31 in Nasdaq-100 Option Income

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for QDTE. Scores out of 100: Cost 27, Risk 37, Mission not scored, Tradability 60, Holdings 36, Durability 73. Strongest: Durability (73). Weakest: Cost (27). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 39 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    DScore 27
    Category rank23/31 · mid-pack
  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 37
    Category rank24/30 · bottom quartile
  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 60
    Category rank12/31 · top 39%
  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 36
    Category rank19/23 · bottom quartile
  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 73
    Category rank8/31 · top 26%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on QDTE

ETF.net Research

DThe first ETF to write zero-days-to-expiry calls on a Nasdaq-100-linked index. It buys exposure through options, sells same-day calls each morning, and pays weekly: you keep the overnight move and sell the day session's upside.

Stated mandate

The Fund primarily seeks current income and secondarily seeks capital appreciation through a synthetic covered-call strategy that combines long exposure to the Innovation-100 Index with recurring 0DTE call sales.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Different machinery from a classic buy-write: calls are written each morning and expire that same day, so premium collection resets daily rather than monthly.sec.govroundhillinvestments.com
  2. 02The prospectus sets a weekly distribution cadence, a faster rhythm than the monthly schedule most options-income ETFs run on.roundhillinvestments.com
  3. 03Launched in 2024 as the first fund to apply 0DTE options to an innovation index, and Roundhill has since built the same format for other benchmarks (XDTE, RDTE).roundhillinvestments.comblog.roundhillinvestments.com
  4. 04Actively traded for a fund of its size, so entering and exiting a position is usually straightforward.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Fee is 0.97% a year, above the median for its options-income cohort, where index-overlay peers such as DJIA and AIPI charge less.
  2. 02The prospectus discloses that a significant portion of the weekly payout may be return of capital, meaning part of a distribution can be your own money coming back.roundhillinvestments.com
  3. 03Selling same-day calls caps upside during trading hours, and the record only starts in 2024, so the strategy has seen a narrow range of market conditions.

QDTE Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 5:42 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
6
Top-10 weight
100%
Largest holding
4NDX 270319C0251015025.8%

Sectors

  • Financials100.0%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0014NDX 270319C02510150NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C25.81%92$250M1
0024QQQ 271119C00070110QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C24.69%3,661$239M1
0034NDX 270611C03059420NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C22.56%82$218M1
0044QQQ 270917C00070690QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C17.76%2,633$172M1
005WEEKRoundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF4.96%479,558$48M3
006FGXXXFirst American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/20313.89%37,624,010$38M86
007Cash & Other0.33%3,209,433$3M674

Showing 1–7 of 7 holdings

QDTE Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

QDTE$12,299
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. QDTE $12,299. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,310$10,915$12,521Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for QDTE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodQDTE
Year to date+18.2%
1 month+3.8%
3 months+1.5%
1 year+23.0%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for QDTE
YearReturn barQDTE
2026 YTD+18.2%
2025+19.5%
2024+16.1%

Since listing, Mar 7, 2024

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QDTE Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
43.55%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$12.86Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.12 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Weekly

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 37 payments in 2026 YTD. Jan 8, 2026 $0.16; Jan 15, 2026 $0.12; Jan 22, 2026 $0.18; Jan 29, 2026 $0.10; Feb 5, 2026 $0.07; Feb 12, 2026 $0.14; Feb 19, 2026 $0.27; Feb 26, 2026 $0.22; Mar 5, 2026 $0.20; Mar 12, 2026 $0.19; Mar 19, 2026 $0.12; Mar 26, 2026 $0.11; Apr 1, 2026 $0.16; Apr 9, 2026 $0.10; Apr 16, 2026 $0.10; Apr 23, 2026 $0.16; Apr 30, 2026 $0.16; May 7, 2026 $0.17; May 14, 2026 $0.21; May 21, 2026 $0.17; May 28, 2026 $0.28; Jun 4, 2026 $0.24; Jun 11, 2026 $0.15; Jun 17, 2026 $0.12; Jun 25, 2026 $0.24; Jul 1, 2026 $0.24; Jul 9, 2026 $0.20; Jul 16, 2026 $0.21; Jul 23, 2026 $0.23; Jul 30, 2026 $0.14; Aug 6, 2026 $0.14; Aug 13, 2026 $0.21; Aug 20, 2026 $0.28; Aug 27, 2026 $0.12; Sep 3, 2026 $0.14; Sep 10, 2026 $0.13; Sep 17, 2026 $0.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 17, 2026Sep 18, 2026$0.12
Sep 10, 2026Sep 11, 2026$0.13
Sep 3, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.14
Aug 27, 2026Aug 28, 2026$0.12
Aug 20, 2026Aug 21, 2026$0.28
Aug 13, 2026Aug 14, 2026$0.21
Aug 6, 2026Aug 7, 2026$0.14
Jul 30, 2026Jul 31, 2026$0.14
Jul 23, 2026Jul 24, 2026$0.23
Jul 16, 2026Jul 17, 2026$0.21
Jul 9, 2026Jul 10, 2026$0.20
Jul 1, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.24

QDTE Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
16.5%
Annualised · 29 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.00
vs 3-month T-bills · 29 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−22.7%
30 months · trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.27
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

QDTE Cost

Expense ratio0.96%
  • The middle half of Nasdaq-100 Option Income funds
  • Median 0.74%

22 of the 31 Nasdaq-100 Option Income funds charge less.

QDTE costs $96.00 a year on $10,000. The median Nasdaq-100 Option Income fund costs $74.00.