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CVRD vs XRMI: which paid, and which earned it?

Over the year XRMI paid 12.1% of its price in cash against CVRD’s 7.4%, and returned more with it reinvested.

Madison Covered Call ETF and Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF.

7.4%CVRD cash paid, 1 year
12.1%XRMI cash paid, 1 year
+5.6%CVRD total return, 1 year
+10.3%XRMI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XRMI scores higher

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

CVRD 35.5XRMI 43.43.8, the lowest in this set96.8, the highest

A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

CVRD11 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%CVRD+5.6%7.4% of it arrived as cash11 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%CVRD+5.6%11 pts behind SPY
XRMI6.3 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%XRMI+10.3%12.1% of it arrived as cash6.3 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%XRMI+10.3%12.1% cash6.3 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and XRMI hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CVRD and XRMI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCVRDXRMI
Microsoft Corp3.88%5.63%
Amazon.com Inc4.06%3.82%
Broadcom Inc3.57%2.61%
Meta Platforms Inc2.66%2.26%
Visa Inc3.68%0.96%
Palo Alto Networks Inc4.84%0.45%
Salesforce Inc2.47%0.30%
QUALCOMM Inc2.04%0.29%
PepsiCo Inc3.07%0.28%
Union Pacific Corp3.17%0.27%
NextEra Energy Inc2.49%0.26%
Blackrock Inc3.03%0.23%
Only in each
Only in CVRDOnly in XRMI
Matador Resources Co 2.98%NVIDIA CORP 8.27%
Transocean Ltd 2.93%APPLE INC 7.54%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.15%
ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.50%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 1.76%
TESLA INC 1.58%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.46%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.44%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

CVRD and XRMI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CVRDXRMICVRDXRMICVRDXRMI
3 months+4.0%+3.5%1.7%3.0%+1.7 pts+1.2 pts
6 months+5.7%+8.9%3.3%6.3%−12.3 pts−9.1 pts
1 year+5.6%+10.3%7.4%12.1%−11.0 pts−6.3 pts
3 years+19.5%+27.2%25.9%33.3%−58.9 pts−51.2 pts
Since launch+21.1%+17.0%26.3%43.8%−59.8 pts−66.1 pts
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CVRD and XRMI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CVRD
Madison Covered Call ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly
XRMI
Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerMadisonGlobal X
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyS&P 500 (SPY)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.5%12.3%
Expense ratio0.92%0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year7.4%12.1%
Price change, 1 year−2.2%−2.4%
Total return, 1 year+5.6%+10.3%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+16.6%
Ahead or behind−11.0 pts−6.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published95%
Age1123 days1849 days
Net assets$32m$60m

CVRD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly.

XRMI in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XRMI paid 12.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +10.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.2 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% 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 paid more, CVRD or XRMI?
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 12.1%, so XRMI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, CVRD or XRMI?
With every distribution reinvested, CVRD returned +5.6% and XRMI returned +10.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XRMI returned more.
Which is cheaper, CVRD or XRMI?
CVRD charges 0.92% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CVRD against XRMI, 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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