Data as of .
QVOL vs XIDE: which paid, and which earned it?
QVOL and XIDE both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and XIDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QVOL | Only in XIDE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 8.53% | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 110.36% |
| Amazon.com Inc 7.61% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/27/2026 1.02% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17% | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 680.58 0.73% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.05% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.51% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.70% | U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.51% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.69% | US Dollar 0.49% |
| Micron Technology Inc 4.53% | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 612.52 -0.33% |
| Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% | 2026-12-18 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 680.58 -13.29% |
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 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QVOL | XIDE | QVOL | XIDE | QVOL | XIDE | |
| 3 months | −3.7% | +1.6% | 3.0% | 1.5% | −1.2 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +6.0% | not published | 3.2% | not published | −12.0 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +6.5% | not published | 6.3% | not published | −10.1 pts |
| Since launch | +4.3% | +19.9% | 4.2% | 17.4% | +2.1 pts | −46.8 pts |
| QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | XIDE FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - December Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Infrastructure Capital | First Trust |
| Strategy | option income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.6% | 6.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.82% | 0.85% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | 6.3% |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | +6.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +2.1% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.1 pts | −10.1 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 129 days | 1005 days |
| Net assets | $8m | $23m |
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.
XIDE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIDE paid 6.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.2%, paid monthly.
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 these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, QVOL against XIDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qvol-vs-xide Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.