Data as of .
OCTJ vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
OCTJ and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OCTJ and QVOL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in OCTJ | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| TREASURY BILL 98.69% | NVIDIA Corp 8.53% |
| TREASURY BILL 1.31% | 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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCTJ | QVOL | OCTJ | QVOL | OCTJ | QVOL | |
| 3 months | +1.1% | −3.7% | 1.3% | 3.0% | −1.1 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +4.0% | not published | 2.7% | not published | −14.1 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +5.5% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −11.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +18.9% | +4.3% | 15.9% | 4.2% | −66.0 pts | +2.1 pts |
| OCTJ Innovator Premium Income 30 Barrier ETF - October Defined income on SPY, paying quarterly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Innovator | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | defined income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 5.3% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 0.79% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 5.2% | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.1% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +5.5% | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −11.1 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1082 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $15m | $8m |
OCTJ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OCTJ paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 5.3%, 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, OCTJ or QVOL?
- OCTJ charges 0.79% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so OCTJ 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, OCTJ against QVOL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/octj-vs-qvol Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.