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

QVOL and TDAQ both write options for income.

Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF and TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
17.4%TDAQ cash paid, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
+22.8%TDAQ 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
TDAQ1 pt ahead of QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%TDAQ+22.8%17.4% of it arrived as cash1 pt ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%TDAQ+22.8%17.4% as cash1 pt ahead of QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and TDAQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in QVOLOnly in TDAQ
NVIDIA Corp 8.53%Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 100.00%
Amazon.com Inc 7.61%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17%
Microsoft Corp 5.05%
Alphabet Inc 4.70%
Alphabet Inc 4.69%
Micron Technology Inc 4.53%
Marvell Technology Inc 4.30%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

QVOL and TDAQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QVOLTDAQQVOLTDAQQVOLTDAQ
3 months−3.7%−1.0%3.0%4.1%−1.2 pts+1.5 pts
6 monthsnot published+22.7%not published9.7%not published−1.6 pts
1 yearnot published+22.8%not published17.4%not published+1.0 pts
Since launch+4.3%+27.2%4.2%18.0%+2.1 pts+1.2 pts
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QVOL and TDAQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
TDAQ
TappAlpha Innovation 100 Growth & Daily Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerInfrastructure CapitalTappAlpha
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.6%17.1%
Expense ratio0.82%0.83%
Cash paid, 1 year4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)17.4%
Price change, 1 year0.0%+3.4%
Total return, 1 year+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)+22.8%
Benchmark return, 1 year+2.1%+21.8%
Ahead or behind+2.1 pts+1.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age129 days379 days
Net assets$8m$248m

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.

TDAQ in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TDAQ paid 17.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 3.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +22.8%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 17.1%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QVOL or TDAQ?
QVOL charges 0.82% a year and TDAQ charges 0.83%, so QVOL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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QVOL against TDAQ, 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.

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