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DJIA vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $191m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF, and $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

At a glance
10.1%
DJIA cash paid, 1 year
6.4%
QVOL cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
+13.9%
DJIA total return, 1 year
−7.8%
QVOL total return, since launch, May 12, 2026
DJIA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1 pt behind DIA
DJIA
+13.9%
DIA
+14.9%

1 pt behind DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DJIA

+13.9%

10.1% of it arrived as cash

1 pt behind DIA

Total return, distributions reinvested

1 pt behind DIA

DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

DIA

+14.9%

DJIA

+13.9%

1 pt behind DIA

10.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DJIA over 1 year: paid 10.1%, price +2.9%, total +13.9%, DIA +14.9%, −1.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
QVOL · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 7 pts behind ONEQ
QVOL
−7.8%
ONEQ
−0.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

6.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

DJIA costs 0.22 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DJIA vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDJIAQVOL
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+13.9%not published
Price changerose 2.9% (1 year)fell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate70% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average, measured through DIAFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQ
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 1.0 ptsbehind by 7.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.60%0.82%
Net assets, DJIA as of Oct 12, 2026 and QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026$191m$49m
Holdings
Holdings in common16%

Method

Risk and return

May 22, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 23 weekly returns
DJIA QVOL
Return
Total return edge DJIA +6.2% −8.8%
Price return edge DJIA +3.2% −14.4%
Risk
Max drawdown edge DJIA −2.4% −13.9%
Reading

From May 2026 to Oct 2026, DJIA returned more: +6.2% to −8.8%. DJIA fell less at its worst: −2.4% to −13.9%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: DJIA vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureDJIAQVOLEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+6.2%−8.8%DJIAPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return+3.2%−14.4%DJIAPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−2.4%−13.9%DJIADeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 23 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

16%

By the books each fund has filed, DJIA and QVOL hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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16% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DJIA QVOL
ALPHABET INC. 4.08% 6.17%
APPLE INC. 3.54% 4.21%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.11% 3.90%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.33% 2.31%
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.33% 1.98%
AMGEN INC. 4.42% 0.98%
NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.30% 0.36%
WALMART INC. 1.27% 0.23%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in DJIA
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 11.67%
CATERPILLAR INC. 9.34%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED 4.75%
The Travelers Companies, Inc. 4.29%
VISA INC. 4.20%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 4.03%
THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 3.91%
AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY 3.85%
Only in QVOL
Broadcom Inc 6.42%
Oracle Corp 4.93%
Micron Technology Inc 4.19%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.03%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.33%
Marvell Technology Inc 2.56%
Intel Corp 2.38%
Applied Materials Inc 2.19%
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Side by side

DJIA Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on DIA, paying monthly QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF · Option income on ONEQ, paying monthly
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 8.2% 15.3%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year 10.1% 6.4% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year +2.9% −13.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +13.9% −7.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.9% −0.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Ahead or behind −1.0 pts −7.0 pts (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Return of capital, latest estimate 70% not published
Age 4.7 years 176 days
Net assets, DJIA as of Oct 12, 2026 and QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 $191m $49m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: DJIA vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowDJIAQVOLDJIAQVOLDJIAQVOL
3 months+1.4%−12.2%1.7%3.2%+2.8 pts−10.0 pts
6 months+8.7%–3.7%–+1.2 pts–
1 year+13.9%–10.1%–−1.0 pts–
3 years+41.7%–30.4%–−22.4 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: DJIA Feb 2022 · QVOL May 2026+46.0%−7.8%40.8%6.4%−27.9 pts−7.0 pts

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About each fund
DJIA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DJIA paid 10.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.9%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +14.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 70% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QVOL

Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, QVOL paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, 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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