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

QVOL and VOOY both write options for income.

Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF and XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
0.0%VOOY cash paid, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
−0.3%VOOY 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%4.2% as cash2.1 pts ahead of QQQ
VOOYAbout even with SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY−0.2%VOOY−0.3%about even with SPY

Performance, window by window

QVOL and VOOY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QVOLVOOYQVOLVOOYQVOLVOOY
3 months−3.7%not published3.0%not published−1.2 ptsnot published
Since launch+4.3%−0.3%4.2%0.0%+2.1 pts0.0 pts
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QVOL and VOOY on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
VOOY
XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF
Option income on SPY
IssuerInfrastructure CapitalXFUNDS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlynot established
Payout rate, annualized12.6%not published
Expense ratio0.82%not published
Cash paid, 1 year4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)0.0% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year0.0%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)−0.3% (since launch on Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+2.1%−0.2%
Ahead or behind+2.1 pts0.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age129 days16 days
Net assets$8mnot published

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.

VOOY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Sep 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, VOOY paid 0.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −0.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned −0.2% over the same days, so a holder was about even.

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QVOL against VOOY, 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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