Data as of .
QVOL vs SPYI: which paid, and which earned it?
QVOL and SPYI both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and SPYI hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QVOL | SPYI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.53% | 8.28% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.05% | 5.62% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 7.61% | 3.82% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.70% | 3.12% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.42% | 2.59% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.69% | 2.50% |
| Apple Inc | 2.33% | 7.52% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.14% | 2.22% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 4.53% | 1.74% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 6.17% | 1.41% |
| Intel Corp | 3.01% | 0.82% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.36% | 0.67% |
| Only in QVOL | Only in SPYI |
|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV 2.25% | Tesla Inc 1.58% |
| PDD Holdings Inc 0.94% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.43% |
| GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc 0.59% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.43% |
| MercadoLibre Inc 0.52% | Eli Lilly & Co 1.42% |
| Atlassian Corp 0.33% | ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.03% |
| ARM Holdings PLC 0.25% | Johnson & Johnson 0.99% |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.18% | Visa Inc 0.93% |
| Walmart Inc 0.72% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QVOL | SPYI | QVOL | SPYI | QVOL | SPYI | |
| 3 months | −3.7% | +3.1% | 3.0% | 3.0% | −1.2 pts | +0.9 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +14.4% | not published | 6.5% | not published | −3.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +15.3% | not published | 13.1% | not published | −1.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +57.2% | not published | 38.6% | not published | −21.2 pts |
| Since launch | +4.3% | +77.1% | 4.2% | 50.3% | +2.1 pts | −25.3 pts |
| QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | SPYI NEOS S&P 500(R) High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Infrastructure Capital | NEOS |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.6% | 12.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.82% | 0.68% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | 13.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | +15.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +2.1% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.1 pts | −1.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 129 days | 1480 days |
| Net assets | $8m | $12.2bn |
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.
SPYI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, SPYI paid 13.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Jun 18, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, QVOL or SPYI?
- QVOL charges 0.82% a year and SPYI charges 0.68%, so SPYI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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