Data as of .
FTQI vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
FTQI and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTQI and QVOL hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTQI | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.55% | 8.53% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 5.41% | 6.17% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.13% | 7.61% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 2.75% | 3.14% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 2.38% | 4.53% |
| Apple Inc. | 8.76% | 2.33% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.06% | 4.70% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | 2.05% | 4.69% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.92% | 3.42% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 1.41% | 5.05% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 3.18% | 1.36% |
| Lam Research Corporation | 1.24% | 1.47% |
| Only in FTQI | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 5.75% | Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% |
| Tesla, Inc. 2.68% | Oracle Corp 2.53% |
| Palantir Technologies Inc. (Class A) 2.54% | ASML Holding NV 2.25% |
| AbbVie Inc. 1.32% | Fortinet Inc 1.66% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation 1.30% | Microchip Technology Inc 1.58% |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. 1.22% | AppLovin Corp 1.43% |
| CME Group Inc. 0.97% | Booking Holdings Inc 1.40% |
| eBay Inc. 0.85% | QUALCOMM Inc 1.22% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTQI | QVOL | FTQI | QVOL | FTQI | QVOL | |
| 3 months | +4.0% | −3.7% | 2.9% | 3.0% | +6.5 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +18.3% | not published | 6.3% | not published | −5.9 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +21.5% | not published | 12.0% | not published | −0.3 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +62.9% | not published | 37.0% | not published | −35.3 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +141.7% | +4.3% | 78.8% | 4.2% | −675.0 pts | +2.1 pts |
| FTQI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.9% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 12.0% | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +8.0% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.5% | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.3 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 4637 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $975m | $8m |
FTQI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTQI paid 12.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly.
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, 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 these figures came from
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