Which paid more, DRKY or QRMI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and QRMI paid 11.6%, so DRKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, DRKY or QRMI?

With every distribution reinvested, DRKY returned +15.7% and QRMI +3.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, DRKY or QRMI?

DRKY charges 0.95% a year and QRMI charges 0.60%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

DRKY vs QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its price in cash against QRMI’s 11.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF, and $15m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF.

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At a glance

15.2%

DRKY cash paid, 1 year

11.6%

QRMI cash paid, 1 year

+15.7%

DRKY total return, 1 year

+3.7%

QRMI total return, 1 year

DRKY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY

+15.7%

SPY

+14.8%

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% of it arrived as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

DRKY

+15.7%

15.2% as cash

0.9 pts ahead of SPY

15.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. DRKY over 1 year: paid 15.2%, price −0.5%, total +15.7%, SPY +14.8%, +0.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QRMI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.6 pts behind QQQ

QRMI

+3.7%

QQQ

+12.3%

8.6 pts behind QQQ

QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.1%, total +3.7%, QQQ +12.3%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QRMI

+3.7%

11.6% as cash

8.6 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.6 pts behind QQQ

QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.1%, total +3.7%, QQQ +12.3%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QRMI

+3.7%

8.6 pts behind QQQ

11.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.1%, total +3.7%, QQQ +12.3%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QRMI costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.0 points; DRKY is 1.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

DRKY vs QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	DRKY	QRMI
Paid and earned
Measure	DRKY	QRMI
Total return, 1 year	+15.7%	+3.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 0.5%	fell 8.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	DRKY	QRMI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	DRKY	QRMI
Expense ratio	0.95%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$21m	$15m
Holdings
Measure	DRKY	QRMI
Holdings in common	12%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · DRKY scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score59DRKY27.2QRMI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

DRKY 59

QRMI 27.2

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

12%

By the books each fund has filed, DRKY and QRMI hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

12% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DRKY QRMI

Amazon.com Inc 4.79% 4.90%

Alphabet Inc 3.80% 3.48%

Tesla Inc 2.26% 2.60%

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 3.03% 0.88%

Sandisk Corp 2.09% 0.84%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DRKY

Natera Inc 27.89%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 8.64%

STMicroelectronics NV 7.05%

BBB Foods Inc 5.63%

CDW Corp 4.68%

Insmed Inc 4.38%

Fox Corp 4.35%

United Airlines Holdings Inc 4.11%

Only in QRMI

NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.14%

APPLE INC. 7.60%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.78%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.29%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.60%

ALPHABET INC. 3.26%

BROADCOM INC. 3.10%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.77%

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Side by side

DRKY VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly

Issuer VistaShares Global X

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 15.2% 12.2%

Expense ratio 0.95% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.2% 11.6%

Price change, 1 year −0.5% −8.1%

Total return, 1 year +15.7% +3.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%

Ahead or behind +0.9 pts −8.6 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 1.1 years 5.2 years

Net assets, DRKY as of Nov 3, 2026 and QRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 $20m $15m

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: DRKY vs QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	DRKY	QRMI	DRKY	QRMI	DRKY	QRMI
3 months	+6.3%	−0.1%	4.0%	3.0%	+6.4 pts	+3.4 pts
6 months	+6.2%	+1.0%	7.5%	5.9%	+1.1 pts	+1.3 pts
1 year	+15.7%	+3.7%	15.2%	11.6%	+0.9 pts	−8.6 pts
3 years	–	+25.7%	–	35.0%	–	−65.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: DRKY Oct 2025 · QRMI Aug 2021	+20.0%	+8.5%	16.8%	42.0%	+4.8 pts	−83.2 pts

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About each fund

DRKY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QRMI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, DRKY or QRMI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, DRKY paid 15.2% of its starting price in cash and QRMI paid 11.6%, so DRKY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, DRKY or QRMI?: With every distribution reinvested, DRKY returned +15.7% and QRMI +3.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, DRKY or QRMI?: DRKY charges 0.95% a year and QRMI charges 0.60%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

DRKY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DRKY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

DRKY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for DRKY ↗

QRMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QRMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for QRMI ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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