Which is cheaper, FTHI or QVOL?

FTHI charges 0.75% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so FTHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FTHI vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

FTHI and QVOL both write options for income.

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Net assets: $2.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF, and $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

FTHI on its own →QVOL on its own →

At a glance

8.9%

FTHI cash paid, 1 year

6.4%

QVOL cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026

+8.1%

FTHI total return, 1 year

−7.8%

QVOL total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

FTHI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI

+8.1%

SPY

+14.8%

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

6.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

6.7 pts behind SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 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

FTHI costs 0.07 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTHI vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FTHI	QVOL
Paid and earned
Measure	FTHI	QVOL
Total return, 1 year	+8.1%	not published
Price change	fell 1.2% (1 year)	fell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	92% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FTHI	QVOL
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQ
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 6.7 pts	behind by 7.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FTHI	QVOL
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.82%
Net assets, FTHI as of Nov 3, 2026 and QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026	$2.5bn	$49m
Holdings
Measure	FTHI	QVOL
Holdings in common	24%

Method

What they share

24%

By the books each fund has filed, FTHI and QVOL hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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24% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTHI QVOL

Apple Inc. 7.86% 4.21%

Amazon.com, Inc. 2.57% 3.90%

Microsoft Corporation 3.18% 2.31%

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 1.99% 6.17%

Broadcom Inc. 1.92% 6.42%

ASML Holding N.V. (New York Registry Shares) 2.06% 1.26%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.25% 3.33%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.22% 1.98%

Amgen Inc. 1.68% 0.98%

Micron Technology, Inc. 0.95% 4.19%

Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 0.75% 1.38%

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 1.45% 0.73%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FTHI

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.65%

Costco Wholesale Corporation 2.04%

Bank of America Corporation 1.97%

Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 1.86%

Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 1.44%

Linde Plc 1.27%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 1.22%

Eli Lilly and Company 1.19%

Only in QVOL

Oracle Corp 4.93%

Marvell Technology Inc 2.56%

Uber Technologies Inc 2.19%

CoreWeave Inc 2.00%

Lam Research Corp 1.61%

DoorDash Inc 1.60%

Palo Alto Networks Inc 1.41%

MercadoLibre Inc 1.25%

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Side by side

FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF · Option income on ONEQ, paying monthly

Issuer First Trust Infrastructure Capital

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 9.0% 15.3%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.82%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.9% 6.4% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −1.2% −13.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +8.1% −7.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% −0.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Ahead or behind −6.7 pts −7.0 pts (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 92% not published

Age 12.8 years 176 days

Net assets, FTHI as of Nov 3, 2026 and QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 $2.5bn $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: FTHI vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FTHI	QVOL	FTHI	QVOL	FTHI	QVOL
3 months	−0.5%	−12.2%	2.2%	3.2%	−0.3 pts	−10.0 pts
6 months	+2.5%	–	4.4%	–	−2.5 pts	–
1 year	+8.1%	–	8.9%	–	−6.7 pts	–
3 years	+48.1%	–	29.7%	–	−34.8 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: FTHI Jan 2014 · QVOL May 2026	+155.0%	−7.8%	84.3%	6.4%	−262.6 pts	−7.0 pts

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About each fund

FTHI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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, FTHI or QVOL?: FTHI charges 0.75% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so FTHI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

S&P 500 (SPY) →Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →FTHI on its own →QVOL on its own →FTHI dividend history →FTHI holdings →QVOL dividend history →QVOL holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FTHI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTHI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FTHI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FTHI ↗

QVOL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QVOL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Infrastructure Capital page for QVOL ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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