Data as of .
KYLD vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
KYLD and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and QVOL hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | KYLD | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 6.21% | 6.17% |
| Broadcom Inc | 5.17% | 3.42% |
| Intel Corp | 6.19% | 3.01% |
| AppLovin Corp | 5.32% | 1.43% |
| Only in KYLD | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 12.96% | NVIDIA Corp 8.53% |
| TREASURY BILL 11.01% | Amazon.com Inc 7.61% |
| Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.09% | Microsoft Corp 5.05% |
| VanEck Gold Miners ETF/USA 6.38% | Alphabet Inc 4.70% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.97% | Alphabet Inc 4.69% |
| Teradyne Inc 5.77% | Micron Technology Inc 4.53% |
| BWX Technologies Inc 5.38% | Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% |
| Vistra Corp 4.71% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.14% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYLD | QVOL | KYLD | QVOL | KYLD | QVOL | |
| 3 months | −6.3% | −3.7% | 5.6% | 3.0% | −8.5 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +24.4% | not published | 14.1% | not published | +6.4 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +2.0% | +4.3% | 20.9% | 4.2% | −10.9 pts | +2.1 pts |
| KYLD Kurv High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying weekly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Kurv | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 25.6% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 1.00% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 20.9% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −20.5% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +2.0% (since launch on Oct 31, 2025) | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +12.9% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −10.9 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 322 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $49m | $8m |
KYLD in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, KYLD paid 20.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 20.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 25.6%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 3, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
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, KYLD or QVOL?
- KYLD charges 1.00% 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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Cite this page. ETFIQ, KYLD against QVOL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/kyld-vs-qvol Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.