Data as of .
IVVW vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
IVVW and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IVVW and QVOL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IVVW | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| ISHARES CORE S&P ETF TRUST 101.45% | NVIDIA Corp 8.53% |
| USD CASH 0.18% | Amazon.com Inc 7.61% |
| OCT26 SPX C @ 7625.000000 -1.63% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.05% | |
| Alphabet Inc 4.70% | |
| Alphabet Inc 4.69% | |
| Micron Technology Inc 4.53% | |
| Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVVW | QVOL | IVVW | QVOL | IVVW | QVOL | |
| 3 months | +4.6% | −3.7% | 2.6% | 3.0% | +2.4 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +13.1% | not published | 7.9% | not published | −4.9 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +17.2% | not published | 17.5% | not published | +0.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +38.9% | +4.3% | 39.7% | 4.2% | −14.9 pts | +2.1 pts |
| IVVW iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.6% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 17.5% | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −2.0% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | +0.6 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 917 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $350m | $8m |
IVVW in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, IVVW paid 17.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.6%, 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, IVVW or QVOL?
- IVVW charges 0.25% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so IVVW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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