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

QVOL and TSPY both write options for income.

Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF and TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF.

4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
14.1%TSPY cash paid, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
+15.1%TSPY 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
TSPY1.5 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%TSPY+15.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash1.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%TSPY+15.1%14.1% as cash1.5 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in QVOLOnly in TSPY
NVIDIA Corp 8.53%Vanguard S&P 500 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 TSPY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QVOLTSPYQVOLTSPYQVOLTSPY
3 months−3.7%+2.3%3.0%3.5%−1.2 pts0.0 pts
6 monthsnot published+16.4%not published7.6%not published−1.6 pts
1 yearnot published+15.1%not published14.1%not published−1.5 pts
Since launch+4.3%+37.3%4.2%28.7%+2.1 pts−4.0 pts
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QVOL and TSPY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
TSPY
TappAlpha S&P 500 Growth & Daily Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInfrastructure CapitalTappAlpha
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.6%14.0%
Expense ratio0.82%0.77%
Cash paid, 1 year4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)14.1%
Price change, 1 year0.0%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)+15.1%
Benchmark return, 1 year+2.1%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+2.1 pts−1.5 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age129 days764 days
Net assets$8m$311m

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.

TSPY in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, TSPY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QVOL or TSPY?
QVOL charges 0.82% a year and TSPY charges 0.77%, so TSPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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QVOL against TSPY, 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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