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IVVW vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?

IVVW and QVOL both write options for income.

iShares S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF and Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

17.5%IVVW cash paid, 1 year
4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
+17.2%IVVW total return, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
IVVW0.6 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%IVVW+17.2%17.5% of it arrived as cash0.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%IVVW+17.2%17.5% as cash0.6 pts ahead of SPY
QVOL2.1 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%4.2% as cash2.1 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

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 each
Only in IVVWOnly 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

IVVW and QVOL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
IVVWQVOLIVVWQVOLIVVWQVOL
3 months+4.6%−3.7%2.6%3.0%+2.4 pts−1.2 pts
6 months+13.1%not published7.9%not published−4.9 ptsnot published
1 year+17.2%not published17.5%not published+0.6 ptsnot published
Since launch+38.9%+4.3%39.7%4.2%−14.9 pts+2.1 pts
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IVVW and QVOL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssueriSharesInfrastructure Capital
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized7.6%12.6%
Expense ratio0.25%0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year17.5%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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age917 days129 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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IVVW against QVOL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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