Data as of .
QVOL vs SCEP: which paid, and which earned it?
QVOL and SCEP both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and SCEP hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QVOL | SCEP |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.53% | 5.70% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.70% | 5.98% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 7.61% | 4.68% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.05% | 3.49% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.42% | 5.61% |
| Apple Inc | 2.33% | 5.71% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.14% | 2.23% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 6.17% | 2.19% |
| Lam Research Corp | 1.47% | 2.64% |
| Booking Holdings Inc | 1.40% | 1.16% |
| Amgen Inc | 1.11% | 1.10% |
| Cadence Design Systems Inc | 1.13% | 1.08% |
| Only in QVOL | Only in SCEP |
|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc 4.69% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.55% |
| Micron Technology Inc 4.53% | PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP 2.63% |
| Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 2.40% |
| Intel Corp 3.01% | WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 2.15% |
| ASML Holding NV 2.25% | ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 2.07% |
| Fortinet Inc 1.66% | EQUINIX INC 2.05% |
| Microchip Technology Inc 1.58% | VISA INC 1.98% |
| Applied Materials Inc 1.52% | AMPHENOL CORP 1.94% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QVOL | SCEP | QVOL | SCEP | QVOL | SCEP | |
| 3 months | −3.7% | −0.1% | 3.0% | 1.7% | −1.2 pts | −2.4 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +8.3% | not published | 3.7% | not published | −9.7 pts |
| Since launch | +4.3% | +3.5% | 4.2% | 5.0% | +2.1 pts | −8.2 pts |
| QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | SCEP STERLING CAPITAL HEDGED EQUITY PREMIUM INCOME ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Infrastructure Capital | Sterling Capital |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.6% | 7.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.82% | 0.65% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | 5.0% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | −1.6% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | +3.5% (since launch on Dec 11, 2025) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +2.1% | +11.7% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.1 pts | −8.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 129 days | 281 days |
| Net assets | $8m | $235m |
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.
SCEP in plain words
Over the period since launch on Dec 11, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, SCEP paid 5.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, QVOL or SCEP?
- QVOL charges 0.82% a year and SCEP charges 0.65%, so SCEP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, QVOL against SCEP, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qvol-vs-scep Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.