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

QVOL and TPRY both write options for income.

Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF and VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF.

4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
7.4%TPRY cash paid, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
+2.1%TPRY total return, 1 year
QVOL2.1 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%4.2% of it arrived as cash2.1 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%2.1 pts ahead of QQQ
TPRY9.3 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%7.4% as cash9.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.4%TPRY+2.1%9.3 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and TPRY hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QVOL and TPRY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQVOLTPRY
Amazon.com Inc7.61%12.40%
Alphabet Inc4.70%6.91%
Micron Technology Inc4.53%13.23%
NVIDIA Corp8.53%4.39%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc6.17%3.70%
Meta Platforms Inc3.14%5.35%
Apple Inc2.33%4.91%
ASML Holding NV2.25%2.63%
Broadcom Inc3.42%1.49%
Lam Research Corp1.47%4.08%
QUALCOMM Inc1.22%1.38%
Only in each
Only in QVOLOnly in TPRY
Microsoft Corp 5.05%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.48%
Alphabet Inc 4.69%Uber Technologies Inc 5.23%
Marvell Technology Inc 4.30%Vistra Corp 4.57%
Intel Corp 3.01%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 4.46%
Oracle Corp 2.53%Boeing Co/The 4.30%
Netflix Inc 1.90%NRG Energy Inc 4.18%
Fortinet Inc 1.66%Baidu Inc 3.72%
Microchip Technology Inc 1.58%American Airlines Group Inc 3.42%

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

QVOL and TPRY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QVOLTPRYQVOLTPRYQVOLTPRY
3 months−3.7%−5.9%3.0%3.5%−1.2 pts−8.2 pts
6 monthsnot published+11.9%not published8.1%not published−6.1 pts
Since launch+4.3%+2.1%4.2%7.4%+2.1 pts−9.3 pts
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QVOL and TPRY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
TPRY
VistaShares Target 15 TEPRTantrum Contrarian Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInfrastructure CapitalVistaShares
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.6%15.3%
Expense ratio0.82%0.95%
Cash paid, 1 year4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)7.4% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%−5.4%
Total return, 1 year+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)+2.1% (since launch on Feb 26, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+2.1%+11.4%
Ahead or behind+2.1 pts−9.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age129 days204 days
Net assets$8m$4m

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.

TPRY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 26, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPRY paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +11.4% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QVOL or TPRY?
QVOL charges 0.82% a year and TPRY charges 0.95%, 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 TPRY, 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 TPRY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qvol-vs-tpry Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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