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QVOL vs SPIN: which paid, and which earned it?

QVOL and SPIN both write options for income.

Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF and State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF.

4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
5.2%SPIN cash paid, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
+11.3%SPIN total return, 1 year
QVOL2.1 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%4.2% as cash2.1 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%2.1 pts ahead of QQQ
SPIN5.2 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%SPIN+11.3%5.2% of it arrived as cash5.2 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%SPIN+11.3%5.2 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and SPIN hold 45% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QVOL and SPIN both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQVOLSPIN
NVIDIA Corp8.53%9.87%
Microsoft Corp5.05%7.06%
Amazon.com Inc7.61%4.87%
Alphabet Inc4.70%5.65%
Broadcom Inc3.42%3.23%
Meta Platforms Inc3.14%3.14%
Micron Technology Inc4.53%2.91%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc6.17%2.61%
Apple Inc2.33%6.03%
Applied Materials Inc1.52%1.52%
Netflix Inc1.90%0.95%
Seagate Technology Holdings PL0.87%1.05%
Only in each
Only in QVOLOnly in SPIN
Marvell Technology Inc 4.30%JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 2.09%
Intel Corp 3.01%EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.07%
ASML Holding NV 2.25%ELI LILLY + CO 2.00%
Fortinet Inc 1.66%VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 1.47%
Microchip Technology Inc 1.58%AMPHENOL CORP CL A 1.28%
AppLovin Corp 1.43%BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.25%
Booking Holdings Inc 1.40%HOME DEPOT INC 1.23%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.36%EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.20%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

QVOL and SPIN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QVOLSPINQVOLSPINQVOLSPIN
3 months−3.7%+3.7%3.0%0.8%−1.2 pts+1.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+12.3%not published3.2%not published−5.8 pts
1 yearnot published+11.3%not published5.2%not published−5.2 pts
Since launch+4.3%+28.5%4.2%15.2%+2.1 pts−13.7 pts
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QVOL and SPIN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
SPIN
State Street(R) US Equity Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInfrastructure CapitalState Street
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.6%2.7%
Expense ratio0.82%0.25%
Cash paid, 1 year4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)5.2%
Price change, 1 year0.0%+5.8%
Total return, 1 year+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)+11.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+2.1%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+2.1 pts−5.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age129 days743 days
Net assets$8m$48m

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.

SPIN in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPIN paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QVOL or SPIN?
QVOL charges 0.82% a year and SPIN charges 0.25%, so SPIN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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QVOL against SPIN, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, QVOL against SPIN, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qvol-vs-spin Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources