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DJIA vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?

DJIA and QVOL both write options for income.

Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF and Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

10.5%DJIA cash paid, 1 year
4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
+13.7%DJIA total return, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
DJIAAbout even with DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DJIA+13.7%10.5% of it arrived as cashabout even with DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DJIA+13.7%10.5% as cashabout even with DIA
QVOL2.1 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%4.2% of it arrived as cash2.1 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and QVOL hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DJIA and QVOL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDJIAQVOL
MICROSOFT CORP5.74%5.05%
ALPHABET INC-CL A4.06%4.70%
AMAZON.COM INC2.95%7.61%
NVIDIA CORP2.58%8.53%
APPLE INC3.91%2.33%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC1.27%1.36%
AMGEN INC4.48%1.11%
Only in each
Only in DJIAOnly in QVOL
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.95%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17%
CATERPILLAR INC 9.40%Alphabet Inc 4.69%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.38%Micron Technology Inc 4.53%
TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.36%Marvell Technology Inc 4.30%
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.28%Broadcom Inc 3.42%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.07%Meta Platforms Inc 3.14%
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.73%Intel Corp 3.01%
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 3.62%Oracle Corp 2.53%

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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DJIA and QVOL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DJIAQVOLDJIAQVOLDJIAQVOL
3 months+3.8%−3.7%1.7%3.0%+3.4 pts−1.2 pts
6 months+11.3%not published4.1%not published−2.7 ptsnot published
1 year+13.7%not published10.5%not published+0.2 ptsnot published
3 years+36.8%not published29.3%not published−20.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+42.6%+4.3%39.6%4.2%−25.6 pts+2.1 pts
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DJIA and QVOL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DJIA
Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF
Covered call on DIA, paying monthly
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XInfrastructure Capital
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%12.6%
Expense ratio0.60%0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year10.5%4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+2.4%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+13.7%+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+13.5%+2.1%
Ahead or behind+0.2 pts+2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate84%not published
Age1667 days129 days
Net assets$189m$8m

DJIA in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 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, DJIA or QVOL?
DJIA charges 0.60% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so DJIA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DJIA against QVOL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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