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

QVOL and YLDE both write options for income.

Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF and Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
7.6%YLDE cash paid, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
+10.5%YLDE 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
YLDE6 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%YLDE+10.5%7.6% of it arrived as cash6 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%YLDE+10.5%6 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and YLDE hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QVOL and YLDE both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQVOLYLDE
Alphabet Inc4.70%3.60%
NVIDIA Corp8.53%3.03%
Microsoft Corp5.05%2.67%
Broadcom Inc3.42%2.25%
Apple Inc2.33%1.91%
Meta Platforms Inc3.14%1.63%
Texas Instruments Inc1.15%2.28%
T-Mobile US Inc1.06%1.67%
Only in each
Only in QVOLOnly in YLDE
Amazon.com Inc 7.61%WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.63%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17%EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 4.05%
Alphabet Inc 4.69%NESTLE' SA/AG 2.94%
Micron Technology Inc 4.53%AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.83%
Marvell Technology Inc 4.30%APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.78%
Intel Corp 3.01%UNILEVER PLC 2.64%
Oracle Corp 2.53%PUBLIC STORAGE 2.59%
ASML Holding NV 2.25%MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.52%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

QVOL and YLDE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QVOLYLDEQVOLYLDEQVOLYLDE
3 months−3.7%+2.5%3.0%2.3%−1.2 pts+0.3 pts
6 monthsnot published+8.4%not published4.1%not published−9.6 pts
1 yearnot published+10.5%not published7.6%not published−6.0 pts
3 yearsnot published+51.1%not published16.8%not published−27.3 pts
Since launch+4.3%+181.4%4.2%42.1%+2.1 pts−86.6 pts
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QVOL and YLDE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
QVOL
Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
YLDE
Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerInfrastructure CapitalFranklin
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.6%7.0%
Expense ratio0.82%0.48%
Cash paid, 1 year4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)7.6%
Price change, 1 year0.0%+2.6%
Total return, 1 year+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)+10.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+2.1%+16.6%
Ahead or behind+2.1 pts−6.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age129 days3405 days
Net assets$8m$170m

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.

YLDE in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YLDE paid 7.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.5%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.0%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QVOL or YLDE?
QVOL charges 0.82% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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QVOL against YLDE, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, QVOL against YLDE, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qvol-vs-ylde Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources