Data as of .
QVOL vs SPUT: which paid, and which earned it?
QVOL and SPUT both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and SPUT hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QVOL | SPUT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.53% | 3.85% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.05% | 2.47% |
| Apple Inc | 2.33% | 3.22% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 7.61% | 2.09% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.70% | 1.84% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.42% | 1.60% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.69% | 1.59% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.14% | 1.10% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 4.53% | 0.48% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 6.17% | 0.47% |
| Netflix Inc | 1.90% | 0.35% |
| Intel Corp | 3.01% | 0.34% |
| Only in QVOL | Only in SPUT |
|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV 2.25% | TREASURY BILL 49.24% |
| PDD Holdings Inc 0.94% | Tesla Inc 0.91% |
| NXP Semiconductors NV 0.89% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.70% |
| ARM Holdings PLC 0.25% | Eli Lilly & Co 0.65% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 0.54% | |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.54% | |
| Walmart Inc 0.47% | |
| Visa Inc 0.46% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QVOL | SPUT | QVOL | SPUT | QVOL | SPUT | |
| 3 months | −3.7% | +2.4% | 3.0% | 1.1% | −1.2 pts | +0.1 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +11.5% | not published | 2.5% | not published | −6.5 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +11.5% | not published | 5.2% | not published | −5.1 pts |
| Since launch | +4.3% | +22.4% | 4.2% | 8.5% | +2.1 pts | −15.6 pts |
| QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | SPUT Innovator Equity Premium Income - Daily PutWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Infrastructure Capital | Innovator |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.6% | 4.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.82% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | 5.2% |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | +11.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +2.1% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.1 pts | −5.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 129 days | 553 days |
| Net assets | $8m | $17m |
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.
SPUT in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPUT paid 5.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 6.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.7%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, QVOL or SPUT?
- QVOL charges 0.82% a year and SPUT charges 0.79%, so SPUT 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 SPUT, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qvol-vs-sput Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.