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

KHPI and QVOL both write options for income.

Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF and Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

9.1%KHPI cash paid, 1 year
4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
+11.0%KHPI total return, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
KHPI5.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%9.1% of it arrived as cash5.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%KHPI+11.0%9.1% cash5.5 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, KHPI and QVOL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in KHPIOnly in QVOL
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00%NVIDIA Corp 8.53%
Amazon.com Inc 7.61%
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KHPI and QVOL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
KHPIQVOLKHPIQVOLKHPIQVOL
3 months+1.9%−3.7%2.2%3.0%−0.3 pts−1.2 pts
6 months+11.3%not published4.7%not published−6.8 ptsnot published
1 year+11.0%not published9.1%not published−5.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+24.6%+4.3%18.4%4.2%−17.7 pts+2.1 pts
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KHPI and QVOL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
KHPI
Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerKensingtonInfrastructure Capital
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized9.0%12.6%
Expense ratio0.98%0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year9.1%4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+1.5%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+11.0%+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+2.1%
Ahead or behind−5.5 pts+2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age743 days129 days
Net assets$401m$8m

KHPI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KHPI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, 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, KHPI or QVOL?
KHPI charges 0.98% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so QVOL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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KHPI 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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