Which is cheaper, QVOL or XIDE?

QVOL charges 0.82% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so QVOL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QVOL vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

QVOL and XIDE both write options for income.

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Net assets: $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF, and $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December.

QVOL on its own →XIDE on its own →

At a glance

6.4%

QVOL cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026

6.3%

XIDE cash paid, 1 year

−7.8%

QVOL total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

+6.6%

XIDE total return, 1 year

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.

XIDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE

+6.6%

VOO

+14.8%

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

6.3% as cash

8.2 pts behind VOO

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.2 pts behind VOO

XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOO

+14.8%

XIDE

+6.6%

8.2 pts behind VOO

6.3% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XIDE over 1 year: paid 6.3%, price +0.1%, total +6.6%, VOO +14.8%, −8.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QVOL costs 0.03 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QVOL vs XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QVOL	XIDE
Paid and earned
Measure	QVOL	XIDE
Total return, 1 year	not published	+6.6%
Price change	fell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026)	rose 0.1% (1 year)
Against its benchmark
Measure	QVOL	XIDE
Benchmark	Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQ	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, measured through VOO
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 7.0 pts	behind by 8.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	QVOL	XIDE
Expense ratio	0.82%	0.85%
Net assets, QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 and XIDE as of Nov 3, 2026	$49m	$20m
Holdings
Measure	QVOL	XIDE
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and XIDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QVOL XIDE

Only in one fund ↓

Only in QVOL

Broadcom Inc 6.42%

Alphabet Inc 6.17%

Oracle Corp 4.93%

Apple Inc 4.21%

Micron Technology Inc 4.19%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.03%

Amazon.com Inc 3.90%

Meta Platforms Inc 3.33%

Only in XIDE

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.10%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.51%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.21%

2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -11.83%

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Side by side

QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF · Option income on ONEQ, paying monthly XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December · Buffer with income on VOO, paying monthly

Issuer Infrastructure Capital First Trust

Strategy option income buffer with income

Benchmark Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.3% 6.2%

Expense ratio 0.82% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 6.4% (since launch, May 12, 2026) 6.3%

Price change, 1 year −13.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +0.1%

Total return, 1 year −7.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +6.6%

Benchmark return, 1 year −0.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +14.8%

Ahead or behind −7.0 pts (since launch, May 12, 2026) −8.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 61%

Age 176 days 2.9 years

Net assets, QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 and XIDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $49m $20m

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 XIDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QVOL	XIDE	QVOL	XIDE	QVOL	XIDE
3 months	−12.2%	+1.3%	3.2%	1.5%	−10.0 pts	+1.4 pts
6 months	–	+3.1%	–	3.1%	–	−1.9 pts
1 year	–	+6.6%	–	6.3%	–	−8.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QVOL May 2026 · XIDE Dec 2023	−7.8%	+20.7%	6.4%	18.4%	−7.0 pts	−47.4 pts

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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.

XIDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 61% of the distribution paid Nov 3, 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 XIDE?: QVOL charges 0.82% a year and XIDE charges 0.85%, so QVOL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) →Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →QVOL on its own →XIDE on its own →QVOL dividend history →QVOL holdings →XIDE dividend history →XIDE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QVOL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QVOL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Infrastructure Capital page for QVOL ↗

XIDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XIDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XIDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for XIDE ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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