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

QVOL and QYLG both write options for income.

Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF and Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
17.4%QYLG cash paid, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
+22.2%QYLG total return, 1 year
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
QYLGAbout even with QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% of it arrived as cashabout even with QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QYLG+22.2%17.4% as cashabout even with QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and QYLG hold 68% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QVOL and QYLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQVOLQYLG
NVIDIA Corp8.53%8.44%
Microsoft Corp5.05%5.77%
Micron Technology Inc4.53%4.99%
Amazon.com Inc7.61%4.31%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc6.17%3.97%
Alphabet Inc4.70%3.23%
Meta Platforms Inc3.14%3.11%
Alphabet Inc4.69%3.00%
Broadcom Inc3.42%2.67%
Intel Corp3.01%2.48%
Apple Inc2.33%7.73%
Applied Materials Inc1.52%1.53%
Only in each
Only in QVOLOnly in QYLG
Oracle Corp 2.53%TESLA INC 3.01%
ON Semiconductor Corp 0.64%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.85%
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc 0.59%WALMART INC 2.25%
Atlassian Corp 0.33%PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.77%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.73%
LINDE PLC 0.92%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC 0.81%
PEPSICO INC 0.77%

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

QVOL and QYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QVOLQYLGQVOLQYLGQVOLQYLG
3 months−3.7%−0.1%3.0%2.1%−1.2 pts+2.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+19.6%not published4.6%not published−4.7 pts
1 yearnot published+22.2%not published17.4%not published+0.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+76.2%not published51.1%not published−22.0 pts
Since launch+4.3%+122.0%4.2%75.3%+2.1 pts−52.0 pts
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QVOL and QYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
QYLG
Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerInfrastructure CapitalGlobal X
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.6%6.8%
Expense ratio0.82%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)17.4%
Price change, 1 year0.0%+2.4%
Total return, 1 year+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)+22.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+2.1%+21.8%
Ahead or behind+2.1 pts+0.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published96%
Age129 days2187 days
Net assets$8m$175m

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.

QYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QYLG paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.2%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.8%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 96% 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 QYLG?
QVOL charges 0.82% a year and QYLG charges 0.35%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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QVOL against QYLG, 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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