Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
QVOL vs SEPI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
QVOL and SEPI both write options for income.
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Net assets: $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF, and $152m on Jun 30, 2026 for Shelton Equity Premium Income ETF.
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, 2026.3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SEPI
+17.9%
8.9% of it arrived as cash
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
Total return, distributions reinvested
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
SPY
+14.8%
SEPI
+17.9%
3.1 pts ahead of SPY
8.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SEPI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price +8.3%, total +17.9%, SPY +14.8%, +3.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
SEPI costs 0.28 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | QVOL | SEPI |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +17.9% |
| Price change | fell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026) | rose 8.3% (1 year) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQ | S&P 500, measured through SPY |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 7.0 pts | ahead by 3.1 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.82% | 0.54% |
| Net assets, QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 and SEPI as of Jun 30, 2026 | $49m | $152m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 32% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and SEPI hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
half
32% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | QVOL | SEPI | QVOL | SEPI | QVOL | SEPI |
| 3 months | −12.2% | −0.1% | 3.2% | 2.1% | −10.0 pts | 0.0 pts |
| 6 months | – | +6.8% | – | 4.4% | – | +1.8 pts |
| 1 year | – | +17.9% | – | 8.9% | – | +3.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: QVOL May 2026 · SEPI Sep 2025 | −7.8% | +23.5% | 6.4% | 10.0% | −7.0 pts | +3.7 pts |
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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.
SEPI
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SEPI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.5%, paid monthly. Shelton estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Sep 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.
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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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