Which is cheaper, QVOL or SDVD?

QVOL charges 0.82% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so QVOL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QVOL vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

QVOL and SDVD both write options for income.

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Net assets: $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF, and $903m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

6.4%

QVOL cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

−7.8%

QVOL total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

+18.9%

SDVD 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.

SDVD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD

+18.9%

SDVY

+17.5%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

9.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QVOL costs 0.03 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QVOL vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QVOL	SDVD
Paid and earned
Measure	QVOL	SDVD
Total return, 1 year	not published	+18.9%
Price change	fell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026)	rose 8.6% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate		22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QVOL	SDVD
Benchmark	Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQ	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 7.0 pts	ahead by 1.4 pts
Cost and size
Measure	QVOL	SDVD
Expense ratio	0.82%	0.85%
Net assets, QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 and SDVD as of Nov 3, 2026	$49m	$903m
Holdings
Measure	QVOL	SDVD
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and SDVD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QVOL SDVD

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 SDVD

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.09%

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated 1.06%

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 1.06%

Veralto Corporation 1.05%

Assurant, Inc. 1.02%

Interparfums, Inc. 1.02%

National HealthCare Corporation 1.02%

VeriSign, Inc. 1.02%

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Side by side

QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF · Option income on ONEQ, paying monthly SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the Russell 2000, investing in the Nasdaq US Small-Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly

Issuer Infrastructure Capital First Trust

Strategy option income dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.3% 8.2%

Expense ratio 0.82% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.4% (since launch, May 12, 2026) 9.7%

Price change, 1 year −13.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +8.6%

Total return, 1 year −7.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +18.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year −0.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +17.5%

Ahead or behind −7.0 pts (since launch, May 12, 2026) +1.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 22%

Age 176 days 3.2 years

Net assets, QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 and SDVD as of Nov 3, 2026 $49m $903m

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 SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QVOL	SDVD	QVOL	SDVD	QVOL	SDVD
3 months	−12.2%	−2.3%	3.2%	2.0%	−10.0 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	–	+3.3%	–	4.1%	–	+0.9 pts
1 year	–	+18.9%	–	9.7%	–	+1.4 pts
3 years	–	+60.8%	–	31.3%	–	+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QVOL May 2026 · SDVD Aug 2023	−7.8%	+53.9%	6.4%	31.3%	−7.0 pts	+1.9 pts

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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.

SDVD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 22% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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 SDVD?: QVOL charges 0.82% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so QVOL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) →First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →QVOL on its own →SDVD on its own →QVOL dividend history →QVOL holdings →SDVD dividend history →SDVD holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QVOL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QVOL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Infrastructure Capital page for QVOL ↗

SDVD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDVD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SDVD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for SDVD ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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