Data as of .
QQQY vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?
QQQY and QVOL both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QQQY and QVOL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QQQY | Only in QVOL |
|---|---|
| Ndx 12/18/2026 1000.34 C 98.70% | NVIDIA Corp 8.53% |
| Cash & Other 0.95% | Amazon.com Inc 7.61% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 0.49% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17% |
| Ndx 09/21/2026 29730.14 C 0.20% | Microsoft Corp 5.05% |
| Ndx 09/21/2026 29644.17 C -0.34% | 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 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QQQY | QVOL | QQQY | QVOL | QQQY | QVOL | |
| 3 months | −0.5% | −3.7% | 8.0% | 3.0% | +2.0 pts | −1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +24.3% | not published | 17.4% | not published | +0.1 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +21.1% | not published | 30.5% | not published | −0.6 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +59.1% | not published | 88.1% | not published | −39.0 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +56.9% | +4.3% | 86.8% | 4.2% | −37.7 pts | +2.1 pts |
| QQQY Defiance Nasdaq 100 Weekly Distribution ETF Option income on QQQ, paying weekly | QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Defiance | Infrastructure Capital |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 29.5% | 12.6% |
| Expense ratio | 1.01% | 0.82% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 30.5% | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −13.2% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.1% | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +2.1% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.6 pts | +2.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 69% | not published |
| Age | 1100 days | 129 days |
| Net assets | $188m | $8m |
QQQY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QQQY paid 30.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.6 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 29.5%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 69% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 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, QQQY or QVOL?
- QQQY charges 1.01% 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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