Data as of .
DDDD vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
DDDD and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DDDD and QVOL hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | DDDD | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc | 2.73% | 1.22% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 3.32% | 1.15% |
| Amgen Inc | 4.38% | 1.11% |
| Only in DDDD | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| Merck & Co Inc 4.93% | NVIDIA Corp 8.53% |
| Abbott Laboratories 4.53% | Amazon.com Inc 7.61% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 4.30% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17% |
| Chevron Corp 4.25% | Microsoft Corp 5.05% |
| ConocoPhillips 4.07% | Alphabet Inc 4.70% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 4.01% | Alphabet Inc 4.69% |
| Verizon Communications Inc 3.96% | Micron Technology Inc 4.53% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 3.84% | Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% |
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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DDDD | QVOL | DDDD | QVOL | DDDD | QVOL | |
| 3 months | +4.9% | −3.7% | 1.6% | 3.0% | +2.6 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +10.5% | not published | 1.7% | not published | −7.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +8.7% | +4.3% | 1.6% | 4.2% | −6.5 pts | +2.1 pts |
| DDDD YieldMax(R) U.S. Stocks Target Double Distribution ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | YieldMax | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | synthetic covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | not established | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 18.4% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 1.6% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.0% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.7% (since launch on Mar 12, 2026) | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.5 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 67% | not published |
| Age | 190 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $7m | $8m |
DDDD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Mar 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, DDDD paid 1.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 18.4%, paid periodically. YieldMax estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Jul 6, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
QVOL in plain words
Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, DDDD or QVOL?
- DDDD charges 1.01% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so QVOL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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