Data as of .
JOYT vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
JOYT and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JOYT and QVOL hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | JOYT | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 8.64% | 8.53% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 5.68% | 5.05% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 4.78% | 7.61% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 5.94% | 4.70% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.98% | 3.42% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 2.73% | 3.14% |
| Apple, Inc. | 6.51% | 2.33% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.78% | 4.53% |
| Lam Research Corp. | 1.08% | 1.47% |
| NXP Semiconductors NV | 0.74% | 0.89% |
| Analog Devices, Inc. | 0.69% | 0.82% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 0.52% | 6.17% |
| Only in JOYT | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| Wells Fargo & Co. 2.22% | Alphabet Inc 4.69% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 1.91% | Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% |
| Mastercard, Inc. 1.59% | Fortinet Inc 1.66% |
| Tesla, Inc. 1.45% | Microchip Technology Inc 1.58% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings plc 1.37% | Applied Materials Inc 1.52% |
| Bank of America Corp. 1.28% | Booking Holdings Inc 1.40% |
| AbbVie, Inc. 1.27% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.36% |
| CSX Corp. 1.19% | 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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOYT | QVOL | JOYT | QVOL | JOYT | QVOL | |
| 3 months | +3.8% | −3.7% | 0.2% | 3.0% | +1.5 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +11.9% | not published | 0.4% | not published | −6.1 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +15.9% | not published | 0.7% | not published | −0.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +19.6% | +4.3% | 0.7% | 4.2% | −1.1 pts | +2.1 pts |
| JOYT JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | JPMorgan | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 0.7% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.35% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 0.7% | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +15.2% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.9% | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 395 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $108m | $8m |
JOYT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, JOYT paid 0.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 15.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 0.7%, paid quarterly.
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, JOYT or QVOL?
- JOYT charges 0.35% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so JOYT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, JOYT against QVOL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/joyt-vs-qvol Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.