Data as of .
ISPY vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
ISPY and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ISPY and QVOL hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ISPY | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 7.07% | 8.53% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 4.60% | 5.05% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.64% | 7.61% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 3.05% | 4.70% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.92% | 3.42% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.31% | 2.33% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.91% | 3.14% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.50% | 4.53% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.16% | 6.17% |
| Intel Corp. | 0.74% | 3.01% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 0.66% | 1.36% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 0.55% | 1.47% |
| Only in ISPY | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF 10.56% | Alphabet Inc 4.69% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.42% | Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% |
| Tesla, Inc. 1.69% | ASML Holding NV 2.25% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. 1.21% | Sandisk Corp/DE 1.13% |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.20% | PDD Holdings Inc 0.94% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.11% | Seagate Technology Holdings PL 0.87% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.84% | GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc 0.59% |
| Visa, Inc. 0.76% | Take-Two Interactive Software 0.56% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISPY | QVOL | ISPY | QVOL | ISPY | QVOL | |
| 3 months | +1.4% | −3.7% | 1.5% | 3.0% | −0.8 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +14.7% | not published | 3.6% | not published | −3.3 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +13.5% | not published | 5.6% | not published | −3.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +53.4% | +4.3% | 25.8% | 4.2% | −14.5 pts | +2.1 pts |
| ISPY ProShares S&P 500 High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | ProShares | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.8% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.56% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.6% | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +7.6% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.5% | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.1 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1003 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $1.2bn | $8m |
ISPY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, ISPY paid 5.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 7.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.8%, 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, ISPY or QVOL?
- ISPY charges 0.56% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so ISPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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