Data as of .
QVOL vs SCLZ: which paid, and which earned it?
QVOL and SCLZ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and SCLZ hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QVOL | SCLZ |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.53% | 5.99% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 6.17% | 5.14% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.70% | 5.18% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 4.53% | 7.89% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 7.61% | 3.75% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.05% | 3.71% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.42% | 4.71% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.14% | 3.34% |
| Apple Inc | 2.33% | 6.15% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.36% | 3.01% |
| Netflix Inc | 1.90% | 0.99% |
| Constellation Energy Corp | 0.53% | 0.57% |
| Only in QVOL | Only in SCLZ |
|---|---|
| Alphabet Inc 4.69% | ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.86% |
| Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% | JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 3.50% |
| Intel Corp 3.01% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 3.10% |
| Oracle Corp 2.53% | GE AEROSPACE 2.74% |
| ASML Holding NV 2.25% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.41% |
| Fortinet Inc 1.66% | VISA INC 2.27% |
| Microchip Technology Inc 1.58% | EXXON MOBIL CORP 1.92% |
| Applied Materials Inc 1.52% | CATERPILLAR INC 1.84% |
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 | SCLZ | QVOL | SCLZ | QVOL | SCLZ | |
| 3 months | −3.7% | +2.9% | 3.0% | 2.1% | −1.2 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +14.2% | not published | 3.8% | not published | +1.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +13.2% | not published | 8.4% | not published | −14.0 pts |
| Since launch | +4.3% | +36.5% | 4.2% | 19.6% | +2.1 pts | −6.3 pts |
| QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | SCLZ Swan Enhanced Dividend Income ETF Dividend stocks with call overlay on SCHD, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Infrastructure Capital | Swan |
| Strategy | option income | dividend stocks with call overlay |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.6% | 8.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.82% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | 8.4% |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | +13.2% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +2.1% | +27.2% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.1 pts | −14.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 129 days | 934 days |
| Net assets | $8m | $20m |
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.
SCLZ in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SCLZ paid 8.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.2%. US dividend stocks (SCHD), used as the dividend proxy returned +27.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 14.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, QVOL or SCLZ?
- QVOL charges 0.82% a year and SCLZ charges 0.79%, so SCLZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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