Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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QVOL vs RNTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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QVOL and RNTY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF, and $4.8m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Target 12 Real Estate Option Income ETF.

At a glance
6.4%
QVOL cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
13.0%
RNTY cash paid, 1 year
−7.8%
QVOL total return, since launch, May 12, 2026
+10.7%
RNTY total return, 1 year
QVOL · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 7 pts behind ONEQ
QVOL
−7.8%
ONEQ
−0.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

6.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
RNTY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.2 pts behind its own stocks
RNTY
+10.7%
Own
+12.9%

2.2 pts behind its own stocks

RNTY over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price −2.9%, total +10.7%, its own stocks +12.9%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+12.9%

RNTY

+10.7%

13.0% of it arrived as cash

2.2 pts behind its own stocks

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.2 pts behind its own stocks

RNTY over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price −2.9%, total +10.7%, its own stocks +12.9%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

its own stocks

+12.9%

RNTY

+10.7%

13.0% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. RNTY over 1 year: paid 13.0%, price −2.9%, total +10.7%, its own stocks +12.9%, −2.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QVOL costs 0.17 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QVOL vs RNTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQVOLRNTY
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+10.7%
Price changefell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026)fell 2.9% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate92% of the Nov 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQits own stocks
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 7.0 ptsbehind by 2.2 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.82%0.99%
Net assets, QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 and RNTY as of Nov 3, 2026$49m$4.8m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

Risk and return

May 22, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 23 weekly returns
QVOL RNTY
Return
Total return edge RNTY −8.8% −0.9%
Price return edge RNTY −14.4% −5.8%
Risk
Max drawdown edge RNTY −13.9% −7.7%
Reading

From May 2026 to Oct 2026, RNTY returned more: −0.9% to −8.8%. RNTY fell less at its worst: −7.7% to −13.9%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: QVOL vs RNTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQVOLRNTYEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−8.8%−0.9%RNTYPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−14.4%−5.8%RNTYPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−13.9%−7.7%RNTYDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 23 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and RNTY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QVOL RNTY
Only in one fund ↓
Only in QVOL
Broadcom Inc 6.42%
Alphabet Inc 6.17%
Oracle Corp 4.93%
Apple Inc 4.21%
Micron Technology Inc 4.19%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.03%
Amazon.com Inc 3.90%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.33%
Only in RNTY
Welltower Inc 6.86%
Vivmark Residential 6.27%
Prologis Inc 6.25%
Digital Realty Trust Inc 5.81%
Simon Property Group Inc 5.63%
Equinix Inc 5.24%
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc 4.98%
AMERICAN TOWER CORP 4.68%
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Side by side

QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF · Option income on ONEQ, paying monthly RNTY YieldMax Target 12 Real Estate Option Income ETF · Synthetic covered call on its own stocks, paying monthly
Strategy option income synthetic covered call
Benchmark Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) RNTY's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.3% 11.9%
Expense ratio 0.82% 0.99%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.4% (since launch, May 12, 2026) 13.0%
Price change, 1 year −13.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026) −2.9%
Total return, 1 year −7.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +10.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year −0.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +12.9%
Ahead or behind −7.0 pts (since launch, May 12, 2026) −2.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 92%
Age 176 days 1.5 years
Net assets, QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 and RNTY as of Nov 3, 2026 $49m $4.8m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: QVOL vs RNTY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQVOLRNTYQVOLRNTYQVOLRNTY
3 months−12.2%−0.2%3.2%2.9%−10.0 pts−0.2 pts
6 months–+1.7%–5.8%–+0.9 pts
1 year–+10.7%–13.0%–−2.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QVOL May 2026 · RNTY Apr 2025−7.8%+13.7%6.4%17.7%−7.0 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
QVOL

Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, QVOL paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

RNTY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RNTY paid 13.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.7%. RNTY's own stocks, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Nov 2, 2026) returned +12.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.9%, paid monthly. YieldMax estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Nov 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QVOL or RNTY?
QVOL charges 0.82% a year and RNTY charges 0.99%, so QVOL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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