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

QVOL and XIJN both write options for income.

Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF and FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June.

4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
6.9%XIJN cash paid, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
+6.2%XIJN 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
XIJN10.3 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XIJN+6.2%6.9% of it arrived as cash10.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XIJN+6.2%10.3 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in QVOLOnly in XIJN
NVIDIA Corp 8.53%2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust C 0.07 100.51%
Amazon.com Inc 7.61%2027-06-17 State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF Trust P 746.73 3.76%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17%US Dollar 0.76%
Microsoft Corp 5.05%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/01/2026 0.56%
Alphabet Inc 4.70%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/29/2026 0.56%
Alphabet Inc 4.69%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 01/21/2027 0.55%
Micron Technology Inc 4.53%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 02/18/2027 0.55%
Marvell Technology Inc 4.30%U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 03/18/2027 0.55%

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

QVOL and XIJN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QVOLXIJNQVOLXIJNQVOLXIJN
3 months−3.7%+1.8%3.0%1.1%−1.2 pts−0.4 pts
6 monthsnot published+4.0%not published3.5%not published−14.0 pts
1 yearnot published+6.2%not published6.9%not published−10.3 pts
Since launch+4.3%+16.6%4.2%14.7%+2.1 pts−27.4 pts
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QVOL and XIJN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
XIJN
FT Vest U.S. Equity Buffer & Premium Income ETF - June
Buffer with income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInfrastructure CapitalFirst Trust
Strategyoption incomebuffer with income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.6%6.7%
Expense ratio0.82%0.85%
Cash paid, 1 year4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)6.9%
Price change, 1 year0.0%−0.9%
Total return, 1 year+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)+6.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+2.1%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+2.1 pts−10.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age129 days816 days
Net assets$8m$53m

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.

XIJN in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XIJN paid 6.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.7%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QVOL or XIJN?
QVOL charges 0.82% a year and XIJN 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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QVOL against XIJN, 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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