Which paid more, FEPI or XRMI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.9%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or XRMI?

With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +2.9% and XRMI +8.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, FEPI or XRMI?

FEPI charges 0.65% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FEPI vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its price in cash against XRMI’s 11.9%, though XRMI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $679m on Nov 3, 2026 for REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF, and $62m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF.

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At a glance

22.1%

FEPI cash paid, 1 year

11.9%

XRMI cash paid, 1 year

+2.9%

FEPI total return, 1 year

+8.7%

XRMI total return, 1 year

FEPI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

FEPI

+2.9%

none

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

FEPI

+2.9%

22.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FEPI over 1 year: paid 22.1%, price −19.3%, total +2.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

XRMI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI

+8.7%

SPY

+14.8%

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% of it arrived as cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XRMI costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.8 points; FEPI is 12.0 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FEPI vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FEPI	XRMI
Paid and earned
Measure	FEPI	XRMI
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+8.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 19.3%	fell 3.8%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		95% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FEPI	XRMI
Benchmark	not published	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	FEPI	XRMI
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$744m	$62m
Holdings
Measure	FEPI	XRMI
Holdings in common	36%

Method

What they share

36%

By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and XRMI hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

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36% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FEPI XRMI

APPLE INC. 6.90% 7.12%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.68% 7.63%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.23% 5.42%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.21% 4.17%

ALPHABET INC. 7.00% 3.28%

BROADCOM INC. 6.95% 2.89%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 4.25% 1.92%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.88% 1.46%

TESLA, INC. 4.22% 1.37%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 6.04% 1.22%

INTEL CORPORATION 4.10% 0.67%

NETFLIX, INC. 4.21% 0.48%

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ALPHABET INC. 2.64%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.48%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.47%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.42%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 1.01%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.97%

VISA INC. 0.95%

WALMART INC. 0.76%

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Side by side

FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying weekly XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer REX Global X

Strategy covered call option income

Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays weekly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 24.9% 10.6%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 22.1% 11.9%

Price change, 1 year −19.3% −3.8%

Total return, 1 year +2.9% +8.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%

Ahead or behind not available −6.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 95%

Age 3.1 years 5.2 years

Net assets, FEPI as of Nov 3, 2026 and XRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 $679m $62m

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: FEPI vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FEPI	XRMI	FEPI	XRMI	FEPI	XRMI
3 months	−1.5%	+1.6%	6.4%	2.9%	not measured	+1.8 pts
6 months	−2.4%	+5.4%	11.2%	6.0%	not measured	+0.4 pts
1 year	+2.9%	+8.7%	22.1%	11.9%	not measured	−6.1 pts
3 years	+55.6%	+30.8%	69.1%	35.1%	not measured	−52.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FEPI Oct 2023 · XRMI Aug 2021	+56.7%	+17.6%	69.6%	45.0%	not measured	−66.7 pts

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About each fund

FEPI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +2.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.

XRMI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, FEPI or XRMI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FEPI paid 22.1% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.9%, so FEPI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, FEPI or XRMI?: With every distribution reinvested, FEPI returned +2.9% and XRMI +8.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, FEPI or XRMI?: FEPI charges 0.65% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

FEPI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FEPI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

REX page for FEPI ↗

XRMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XRMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XRMI ↗

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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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