Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
QVOL vs YQQQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
QVOL and YQQQ both write options for income.
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Net assets: $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF, and $15m on Nov 3, 2026 for YieldMax Short N100 Option Income Strategy ETF.
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.YQQQ over 1 year: paid 26.8%, price −21.3%, total +6.6%, short QQQ −14.5%, +21.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.
Data to Nov 4, 2026.Pair scorecard
QVOL costs 0.29 points a year less.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | QVOL | YQQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Paid and earned | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +6.6% |
| Price change | fell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026) | fell 21.3% (1 year) |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| Benchmark | Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQ | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short |
| Against its benchmark, same days | behind by 7.0 pts | ahead by 21.1 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.82% | 1.11% |
| Net assets, QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 and YQQQ as of Nov 3, 2026 | $49m | $15m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and YQQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
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
| Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | QVOL | YQQQ | QVOL | YQQQ | QVOL | YQQQ |
| 3 months | −12.2% | +10.7% | 3.2% | 10.6% | −10.0 pts | +8.0 pts |
| 6 months | – | +9.0% | – | 15.9% | – | +11.1 pts |
| 1 year | – | +6.6% | – | 26.8% | – | +21.1 pts |
| Since launchNot the same days: QVOL May 2026 · YQQQ Aug 2024 | −7.8% | −10.1% | 6.4% | 40.8% | −7.0 pts | +28.7 pts |
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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.
YQQQ
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YQQQ paid 26.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.6%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) held short returned −14.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 21.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 22.7%, paid weekly.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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