Data as of .
OEI vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
OEI and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, OEI and QVOL hold 45% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | OEI | QVOL |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.32% | 8.53% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.99% | 5.05% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 4.56% | 7.61% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.48% | 4.70% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.04% | 3.42% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.79% | 4.69% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 2.57% | 4.53% |
| Apple Inc | 4.28% | 2.33% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.18% | 3.14% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.56% | 6.17% |
| Booking Holdings Inc | 1.89% | 1.40% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.54% | 1.36% |
| Only in OEI | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson 2.10% | Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.07% | ASML Holding NV 2.25% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 1.80% | Fortinet Inc 1.66% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.65% | Microchip Technology Inc 1.58% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.60% | Autodesk Inc 1.17% |
| AbbVie Inc 1.57% | Sandisk Corp/DE 1.13% |
| Mastercard Inc 1.57% | Cadence Design Systems Inc 1.13% |
| Tesla Inc 1.46% | KLA Corp 1.13% |
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 Jul 31, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OEI | QVOL | OEI | QVOL | OEI | QVOL | |
| 3 months | +4.8% | −3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | +2.5 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +12.5% | not published | 4.9% | not published | −5.6 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +14.4% | +4.3% | 8.6% | 4.2% | −0.9 pts | +2.1 pts |
| OEI Optimized Equity Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Core Alternative | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.2% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 1.02% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.6% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.2% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +14.4% (since launch on Oct 22, 2025) | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +15.3% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.9 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 331 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $46m | $8m |
OEI in plain words
Over the period since launch on Oct 22, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, OEI paid 8.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +15.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.2%, 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, OEI or QVOL?
- OEI charges 1.02% 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, OEI against QVOL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/oei-vs-qvol Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.