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

ODTE and QVOL both write options for income.

VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF and Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

6.7%ODTE cash paid, 1 year
4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
+6.2%ODTE total return, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
ODTE10.5 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%6.7% of it arrived as cash10.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%10.5 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, ODTE and QVOL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ODTEOnly in QVOL
Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70%NVIDIA Corp 8.53%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27%Amazon.com Inc 7.61%
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03%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

ODTE and QVOL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ODTEQVOLODTEQVOLODTEQVOL
3 months−4.8%−3.7%3.4%3.0%−7.0 pts−1.2 pts
Since launch+6.2%+4.3%6.7%4.2%−10.5 pts+2.1 pts
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ODTE and QVOL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ODTE
VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying weekly
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerVegaSharesInfrastructure Capital
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.1%12.6%
Expense ratio0.68%0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−0.3%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.7%+2.1%
Ahead or behind−10.5 pts+2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age169 days129 days
Net assets$3m$8m

ODTE in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.

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, ODTE or QVOL?
ODTE charges 0.68% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so ODTE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ODTE 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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