Data as of .
QVOL vs QYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
QVOL and QYLD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and QYLD hold 68% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QVOL | QYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.53% | 8.54% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.05% | 5.84% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 4.53% | 5.05% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 7.61% | 4.36% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 6.17% | 4.02% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.70% | 3.27% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.14% | 3.15% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.69% | 3.02% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.42% | 2.71% |
| Intel Corp | 3.01% | 2.51% |
| Apple Inc | 2.33% | 7.82% |
| Applied Materials Inc | 1.52% | 1.55% |
| Only in QVOL | Only in QYLD |
|---|---|
| Oracle Corp 2.53% | TESLA INC 3.05% |
| ON Semiconductor Corp 0.64% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.88% |
| GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc 0.59% | WALMART INC 2.28% |
| Atlassian Corp 0.33% | PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.80% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.75% | |
| CASH 1.01% | |
| LINDE PLC 0.93% | |
| GILEAD SCIENCES INC 0.82% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QVOL | QYLD | QVOL | QYLD | QVOL | QYLD | |
| 3 months | −3.7% | +3.2% | 3.0% | 3.0% | −1.2 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +14.5% | not published | 6.3% | not published | −9.7 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +23.0% | not published | 12.5% | not published | +1.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +55.3% | not published | 36.6% | not published | −42.9 pts |
| Since launch | +4.3% | +198.3% | 4.2% | 116.0% | +2.1 pts | −644.6 pts |
| QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Infrastructure Capital | Global X |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.6% | 11.8% |
| Expense ratio | 0.82% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | 12.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | +23.0% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +2.1% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.1 pts | +1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 129 days | 4663 days |
| Net assets | $8m | $8.5bn |
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.
QYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLD paid 12.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 9.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +23.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, QVOL or QYLD?
- QVOL charges 0.82% a year and QYLD charges 0.60%, so QYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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