Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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QVOL vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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QVOL and VOOY both write options for income.

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Net assets: $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
6.4%
QVOL cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
−7.8%
QVOL total return, since launch, May 12, 2026
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
QVOL · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 7 pts behind ONEQ
QVOL
−7.8%
ONEQ
−0.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

6.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
VOOY
+0.3%
none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

VOOY costs 0.07 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QVOL vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQVOLVOOY
Paid and earned
Price changefell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026)fell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQnot published
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 7.0 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.82%0.75%
Net assets$49mnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF · Option income on ONEQ, paying monthly VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) none
Pays monthly not established
Payout rate, annualized 15.3% 9.1%
Expense ratio 0.82% 0.75%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.4% (since launch, May 12, 2026) 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −13.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026) −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Total return, 1 year −7.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year −0.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) not published
Ahead or behind −7.0 pts (since launch, May 12, 2026) not available
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 26%
Age 176 days 63 days
Net assets $49m not read by ETFIQ

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: QVOL vs VOOY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQVOLVOOYQVOLVOOYQVOLVOOY
3 months−12.2%–3.2%–−10.0 pts–
Since launchNot the same days: QVOL May 2026 · VOOY Sep 2026−7.8%+0.3%6.4%1.5%−7.0 ptsnot measured

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About each fund
QVOL

Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, QVOL paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QVOL or VOOY?
QVOL charges 0.82% a year and VOOY charges 0.75%, so VOOY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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