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QVOL vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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QVOL and YLDE both write options for income.

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Net assets: $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF, and $186m on Nov 3, 2026 for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

At a glance
6.4%
QVOL cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
7.9%
YLDE cash paid, 1 year
−7.8%
QVOL total return, since launch, May 12, 2026
+19.0%
YLDE total return, 1 year
QVOL · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 7 pts behind ONEQ
QVOL
−7.8%
ONEQ
−0.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

6.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE
+19.0%
IWV
+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.34 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QVOL vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQVOLYLDE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+19.0%
Price changefell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026)rose 10.5% (1 year)
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQiShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 7.0 ptsahead by 4.2 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.82%0.48%
Net assets, QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026$49m$186m
Holdings
Holdings in common14%

Method

What they share

14%

By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and YLDE hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

14% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QVOL YLDE
Alphabet Inc 6.17% 3.52%
Microsoft Corp 2.31% 2.61%
Broadcom Inc 6.42% 2.21%
Apple Inc 4.21% 1.86%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.33% 1.59%
T-Mobile US Inc 1.04% 1.63%
Texas Instruments Inc 1.01% 2.23%
Comcast Corp 0.41% 2.19%
NVIDIA Corp 0.36% 2.97%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in QVOL
Oracle Corp 4.93%
Micron Technology Inc 4.19%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.03%
Amazon.com Inc 3.90%
Marvell Technology Inc 2.56%
Intel Corp 2.38%
Applied Materials Inc 2.19%
Uber Technologies Inc 2.19%
Only in YLDE
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.96%
NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%
UNILEVER PLC 2.58%
PUBLIC STORAGE 2.53%
MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.47%
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Side by side

QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF · Option income on ONEQ, paying monthly YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.3% 6.3%
Expense ratio 0.82% 0.48%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.4% (since launch, May 12, 2026) 7.9%
Price change, 1 year −13.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +10.5%
Total return, 1 year −7.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +19.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year −0.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +14.8%
Ahead or behind −7.0 pts (since launch, May 12, 2026) +4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 67%
Age 176 days 9.5 years
Net assets, QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $49m $186m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: QVOL vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQVOLYLDEQVOLYLDEQVOLYLDE
3 months−12.2%+3.2%3.2%1.6%−10.0 pts+3.6 pts
6 months–+8.6%–4.0%–+3.7 pts
1 year–+19.0%–7.9%–+4.2 pts
3 years–+61.5%–18.0%–−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QVOL May 2026 · YLDE May 2017−7.8%+197.5%6.4%44.5%−7.0 pts−52.9 pts

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About each fund
QVOL

Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, QVOL paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

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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