Which is cheaper, FTQI or QVOL?

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

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FTQI vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

FTQI and QVOL both write options for income.

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Net assets: $997m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF, and $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

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At a glance

12.1%

FTQI cash paid, 1 year

6.4%

QVOL cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026

+16.5%

FTQI total return, 1 year

−7.8%

QVOL total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

FTQI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI

+16.5%

QQQ

+12.3%

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

FTQI

+16.5%

12.1% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

FTQI

+16.5%

4.2 pts ahead of QQQ

12.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FTQI over 1 year: paid 12.1%, price +3.5%, total +16.5%, QQQ +12.3%, +4.2 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

FTQI costs 0.07 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTQI vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FTQI	QVOL
Paid and earned
Measure	FTQI	QVOL
Total return, 1 year	+16.5%	not published
Price change	rose 3.5% (1 year)	fell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	99% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FTQI	QVOL
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQ
Against its benchmark, same days	ahead by 4.2 pts	behind by 7.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FTQI	QVOL
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.82%
Net assets, FTQI as of Nov 3, 2026 and QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026	$997m	$49m
Holdings
Measure	FTQI	QVOL
Holdings in common	34%

Method

What they share

34%

By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and QVOL hold 34% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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34% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTQI QVOL

Apple Inc. 8.98% 4.21%

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.73% 4.03%

Amazon.com, Inc. 4.23% 3.90%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 2.67% 3.33%

Micron Technology, Inc. 2.01% 4.19%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.10% 1.98%

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 1.72% 6.17%

Broadcom Inc. 1.64% 6.42%

Microsoft Corporation 1.55% 2.31%

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 1.43% 1.41%

Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.60% 1.38%

Netflix, Inc. 1.14% 2.11%

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Only in FTQI

Tesla, Inc. 3.05%

Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 1.72%

Costco Wholesale Corporation 1.54%

AbbVie Inc. 1.48%

CME Group Inc. 1.10%

eBay Inc. 0.94%

Medpace Holdings, Inc. 0.86%

Expedia Group, Inc. 0.84%

Only in QVOL

Oracle Corp 4.93%

Marvell Technology Inc 2.56%

Uber Technologies Inc 2.19%

CoreWeave Inc 2.00%

Sandisk Corp 1.77%

DoorDash Inc 1.60%

Booking Holdings Inc 1.36%

ASML Holding NV 1.26%

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Side by side

FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF · Covered call on QQQ, 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 Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.3% 15.3%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.82%

Cash paid, 1 year 12.1% 6.4% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Price change, 1 year +3.5% −13.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +16.5% −7.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% −0.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Ahead or behind +4.2 pts −7.0 pts (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 99% not published

Age 12.8 years 176 days

Net assets, FTQI as of Nov 3, 2026 and QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 $997m $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: FTQI vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FTQI	QVOL	FTQI	QVOL	FTQI	QVOL
3 months	+0.4%	−12.2%	3.0%	3.2%	+3.8 pts	−10.0 pts
6 months	+6.6%	–	6.0%	–	+6.9 pts	–
1 year	+16.5%	–	12.1%	–	+4.3 pts	–
3 years	+60.8%	–	38.1%	–	−30.5 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: FTQI Jan 2014 · QVOL May 2026	+138.8%	−7.8%	81.1%	6.4%	−641.3 pts	−7.0 pts

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About each fund

FTQI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTQI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +16.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 99% 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, FTQI or QVOL?: FTQI charges 0.75% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so FTQI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →FTQI on its own →QVOL on its own →FTQI dividend history →FTQI holdings →QVOL dividend history →QVOL holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FTQI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTQI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FTQI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FTQI ↗

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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