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

OVL and QVOL both write options for income.

Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF and Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

8.9%OVL cash paid, 1 year
4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
+19.2%OVL total return, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
OVL2.6 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%OVL+19.2%8.9% of it arrived as cash2.6 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%OVL+19.2%2.6 pts ahead of 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, OVL and QVOL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in OVLOnly 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 May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

OVL and QVOL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
OVLQVOLOVLQVOLOVLQVOL
3 months+2.3%−3.7%2.6%3.0%0.0 pts−1.2 pts
6 months+18.8%not published5.7%not published+0.7 ptsnot published
1 year+19.2%not published8.9%not published+2.6 ptsnot published
3 years+86.2%not published21.1%not published+7.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+203.4%+4.3%47.2%4.2%+16.1 pts+2.1 pts
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OVL and QVOL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
OVL
Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF
Put-selling overlay on SPY, paying monthly
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerOverlay SharesInfrastructure Capital
Strategyput-selling overlayoption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized10.4%12.6%
Expense rationot published0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year8.9%4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+9.4%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+19.2%+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+2.1%
Ahead or behind+2.6 pts+2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age2544 days129 days
Net assets$276m$8m

OVL in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, OVL paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.4%, 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.

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Where these figures came from

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OVL 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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