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

JOYT and QVOL both write options for income.

JPMorgan Equity and Options Total Return ETF and Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

0.7%JOYT cash paid, 1 year
4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
+15.9%JOYT total return, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
JOYT0.7 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%JOYT+15.9%0.7 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%JOYT+15.9%0.7 pts behind 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, JOYT and QVOL hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions JOYT and QVOL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingJOYTQVOL
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 NV0.74%0.89%
Analog Devices, Inc.0.69%0.82%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.0.52%6.17%
Only in each
Only in JOYTOnly 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

JOYT and QVOL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
JOYTQVOLJOYTQVOLJOYTQVOL
3 months+3.8%−3.7%0.2%3.0%+1.5 pts−1.2 pts
6 months+11.9%not published0.4%not published−6.1 ptsnot published
1 year+15.9%not published0.7%not published−0.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+19.6%+4.3%0.7%4.2%−1.1 pts+2.1 pts
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JOYT and QVOL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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
IssuerJPMorganInfrastructure Capital
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized0.7%12.6%
Expense ratio0.35%0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year0.7%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 estimatenot publishednot published
Age395 days129 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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JOYT 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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