Data as of .
QVOL vs XYLD: which paid, and which earned it?
QVOL and XYLD both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and XYLD hold 43% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QVOL | XYLD |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.53% | 8.24% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.05% | 5.61% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 7.61% | 3.83% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.70% | 3.13% |
| Broadcom Inc | 3.42% | 2.62% |
| Alphabet Inc | 4.69% | 2.49% |
| Apple Inc | 2.33% | 7.55% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 3.14% | 2.26% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 4.53% | 1.77% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 6.17% | 1.41% |
| Intel Corp | 3.01% | 0.83% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.36% | 0.66% |
| Only in QVOL | Only in XYLD |
|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV 2.25% | TESLA INC 1.58% |
| PDD Holdings Inc 0.94% | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.46% |
| GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc 0.59% | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.43% |
| MercadoLibre Inc 0.52% | ELI LILLY & CO 1.42% |
| Atlassian Corp 0.33% | EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.03% |
| ARM Holdings PLC 0.25% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.00% |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.18% | VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 0.97% |
| CASH 0.94% |
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 | XYLD | QVOL | XYLD | QVOL | XYLD | |
| 3 months | −3.7% | +4.5% | 3.0% | 2.6% | −1.2 pts | +2.3 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +12.4% | not published | 5.6% | not published | −5.6 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +17.9% | not published | 11.0% | not published | +1.4 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +44.5% | not published | 32.5% | not published | −33.9 pts |
| Since launch | +4.3% | +191.5% | 4.2% | 112.9% | +2.1 pts | −315.3 pts |
| QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Infrastructure Capital | Global X |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.6% | 8.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.82% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | 11.0% |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | +5.9% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | +17.9% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +2.1% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.1 pts | +1.4 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 93% |
| Age | 129 days | 4834 days |
| Net assets | $8m | $3.4bn |
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.
XYLD in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.9%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, QVOL or XYLD?
- QVOL charges 0.82% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so XYLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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