I updated my tracking sheet for the Roundhill names this month.
I’m not using this as a “highest yield = best fund” ranking. For these high-income ETFs, I’m mostly checking whether the distribution is being supported by price trend and total return.
| Fund Ticker | Dividend TTM | Price CAGR | Total Return CAGR | Payout Support Risk | Stability | Dividend TTM (MoM) | Price Growth (MoM) | Total Return CAGR (MoM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMDW | 27.93% | 145.18% | 361.46% | Low | LOW | -6.71pp | 83.11pp | 158.11pp |
| GDXW | 33.98% | -14.08% | 37.85% | Watch | LOW | 4.36pp | -2.74pp | -5.16pp |
| GOOW | 31.74% | 60.20% | 146.53% | Low | LOW | 4.62pp | 19.63pp | -31.76pp |
| PLTW | 107.49% | -36.01% | 23.62% | Elevated | LOW | -17.48pp | 6.67pp | 11.53pp |
| QDTE | 42.87% | -15.50% | 22.91% | Elevated | LOW | -2.90pp | 2.92pp | 4.05pp |
| RDTE | 45.88% | -19.65% | 18.65% | Elevated | LOW | -1.06pp | 0.88pp | 0.76pp |
| TOPW | 38.72% | -29.50% | 11.59% | Elevated | LOW | 1.74pp | 6.05pp | 8.36pp |
| WEEK | 3.74% | 0.00% | 3.88% | Low | HIGH | -0.05pp | 0.00pp | -0.03pp |
| XDTE | 33.27% | -11.45% | 17.03% | Elevated | LOW | -2.08pp | 1.54pp | 1.66pp |
| XPAY | 20.31% | -2.57% | 19.97% | Low | LOW | -0.86pp | 2.49pp | 3.06pp |
| YBTC | 78.77% | -30.20% | 10.63% | Elevated | LOW | -0.86pp | -0.47pp | -1.26pp |
What stood out
AMDW is the strongest name in this snapshot by total return: 27.93% Dividend TTM, 145.18% Price CAGR, and 361.46% Total Return CAGR. Its payout support risk is marked Low, which makes the return profile look cleaner than the higher-yield names with negative price trend.
GOOW also looks strong here, with 31.74% Dividend TTM, 60.20% Price CAGR, and 146.53% Total Return CAGR. The MoM picture is mixed, though: Price Growth improved by 19.63pp, while Total Return CAGR moved down by -31.76pp.
PLTW has the highest Dividend TTM in the group at 107.49%, but Price CAGR is -36.01% and payout support risk is marked Elevated. That combination is more useful than reading the yield number alone, because the income profile is paired with a weak price trend.
YBTC also shows a high Dividend TTM at 78.77%, but with -30.20% Price CAGR, 10.63% Total Return CAGR, and Elevated payout support risk. That looks less like a simple income story and more like a high-distribution / weak-price-trend setup.
WEEK is the only fund marked HIGH stability in this snapshot. Its Dividend TTM is much lower at 3.74%, with 0.00% Price CAGR and 3.88% Total Return CAGR, so it appears to be doing a very different job from the more aggressive income names.
GDXW and XDTE both have negative Price CAGR, but the support picture differs. GDXW shows 33.98% Dividend TTM, -14.08% Price CAGR, 37.85% Total Return CAGR, and Watch payout support risk, while XDTE shows 33.27% Dividend TTM, -11.45% Price CAGR, 17.03% Total Return CAGR, and Elevated payout support risk.
Practical takeaway
Within the same issuer group, the profiles are very different. Some funds show strong total-return support, while others look more like high-distribution / weak-price-trend setups. For my own screening process, I would not treat this as a ranking. The useful question is what job each fund is supposed to do, and whether the payout looks supported by the price and total-return behavior in this snapshot.
Note: Metrics are exported from Dividend Decoder as a partial snapshot; not investment advice.