Data as of .
QVOL vs YYY: which paid, and which earned it?
QVOL and YYY both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QVOL | Only in YYY |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 8.53% | abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.61% |
| Amazon.com Inc 7.61% | BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.33% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc 6.17% | Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.32% |
| Microsoft Corp 5.05% | Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.30% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.70% | PIMCO High Income Fund 3.04% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.69% | Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 2.98% |
| Micron Technology Inc 4.53% | Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.66% |
| Marvell Technology Inc 4.30% | Western Asset Diversified Income Fund 2.45% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QVOL | YYY | QVOL | YYY | QVOL | YYY | |
| 3 months | −3.7% | −2.5% | 3.0% | 3.1% | −1.2 pts | −4.8 pts |
| 6 months | not published | +4.7% | not published | 6.5% | not published | −13.3 pts |
| 1 year | not published | +3.4% | not published | 12.1% | not published | −13.2 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +37.1% | not published | 37.7% | not published | −41.3 pts |
| Since launch | +4.3% | +117.8% | 4.2% | 112.4% | +2.1 pts | −519.1 pts |
| QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Infrastructure Capital | Amplify |
| Strategy | option income | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.6% | 13.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.82% | 3.23% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | 0.0% | −8.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026) | +3.4% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +2.1% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | +2.1 pts | −13.2 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 129 days | 5211 days |
| Net assets | $8m | $702m |
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.
YYY in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, YYY paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, QVOL or YYY?
- QVOL charges 0.82% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so QVOL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, QVOL against YYY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qvol-vs-yyy Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.