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

QVOL and XYLG both write options for income.

Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF and Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
13.2%XYLG cash paid, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
+17.2%XYLG 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
XYLG0.7 pts ahead of SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XYLG+17.2%13.2% of it arrived as cash0.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XYLG+17.2%13.2% as cash0.7 pts ahead of SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and XYLG hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QVOL and XYLG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQVOLXYLG
NVIDIA Corp8.53%8.20%
Microsoft Corp5.05%5.59%
Amazon.com Inc7.61%3.81%
Alphabet Inc4.70%3.12%
Broadcom Inc3.42%2.59%
Alphabet Inc4.69%2.48%
Apple Inc2.33%7.50%
Meta Platforms Inc3.14%2.24%
Micron Technology Inc4.53%1.75%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc6.17%1.40%
Intel Corp3.01%0.82%
Cisco Systems Inc1.36%0.66%
Only in each
Only in QVOLOnly in XYLG
ASML Holding NV 2.25%TESLA INC 1.57%
PDD Holdings Inc 0.94%BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.45%
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc 0.59%JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.42%
MercadoLibre Inc 0.52%ELI LILLY & CO 1.41%
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 0.96%
WALMART INC 0.72%

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 XYLG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QVOLXYLGQVOLXYLGQVOLXYLG
3 months−3.7%+3.6%3.0%1.3%−1.2 pts+1.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+15.7%not published3.0%not published−2.3 pts
1 yearnot published+17.2%not published13.2%not published+0.7 pts
3 yearsnot published+60.9%not published43.0%not published−17.5 pts
Since launch+4.3%+114.0%4.2%69.0%+2.1 pts−38.7 pts
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QVOL and XYLG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
XYLG
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call & Growth ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInfrastructure CapitalGlobal X
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.6%4.4%
Expense ratio0.82%0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)13.2%
Price change, 1 year0.0%+2.6%
Total return, 1 year+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)+17.2%
Benchmark return, 1 year+2.1%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+2.1 pts+0.7 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published80%
Age129 days2188 days
Net assets$8m$65m

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.

XYLG in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XYLG paid 13.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.2%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 4.4%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 80% 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 XYLG?
QVOL charges 0.82% a year and XYLG charges 0.35%, so XYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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QVOL against XYLG, 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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