Data as of .
FTHI vs QRMI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QRMI paid 11.8% of its price in cash against FTHI’s 8.9%, though FTHI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: FTHI scores higher
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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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FTHI and QRMI hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FTHI | QRMI |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | 7.75% | 7.78% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 6.90% | 8.49% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2.94% | 5.81% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.53% | 4.33% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 2.41% | 3.25% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 2.01% | 2.69% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | 1.74% | 3.01% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.74% | 1.74% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) | 1.31% | 3.13% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 1.26% | 1.89% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 1.10% | 5.02% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 0.97% | 3.03% |
| Only in FTHI | Only in QRMI |
|---|---|
| US Dollar 5.90% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.86% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.67% | LAM RESEARCH CORP 1.57% |
| Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 2.52% | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 1.29% |
| Bank of America Corporation 2.22% | CASH 1.06% |
| Johnson & Johnson 1.11% | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 1.06% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 1.09% | MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 0.93% |
| AbbVie Inc. 1.04% | SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS 0.85% |
| Eli Lilly and Company 0.95% | QUALCOMM INC 0.81% |
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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTHI | QRMI | FTHI | QRMI | FTHI | QRMI | |
| 3 months | +1.7% | +0.6% | 2.2% | 3.0% | −0.6 pts | +3.1 pts |
| 6 months | +9.8% | +7.3% | 4.6% | 6.1% | −8.2 pts | −17.0 pts |
| 1 year | +9.7% | +8.5% | 8.9% | 11.8% | −6.9 pts | −13.3 pts |
| 3 years | +47.9% | +26.7% | 28.9% | 33.5% | −30.5 pts | −71.5 pts |
| Since launch | +156.3% | +10.4% | 82.6% | 40.8% | −257.8 pts | −89.1 pts |
| FTHI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.0% | 12.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 8.9% | 11.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +0.3% | −3.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.7% | +8.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.9 pts | −13.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 4637 days | 1849 days |
| Net assets | $2.5bn | $15m |
FTHI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.7%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.
QRMI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QRMI paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 13.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% 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, FTHI or QRMI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and QRMI paid 11.8%, so QRMI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, FTHI or QRMI?
- With every distribution reinvested, FTHI returned +9.7% and QRMI returned +8.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so FTHI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, FTHI or QRMI?
- FTHI charges 0.75% a year and QRMI charges 0.60%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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