Which paid more, FTHI or QRMI?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and QRMI paid 11.6%, 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 +8.1% and QRMI +3.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

FTHI vs QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its price in cash against FTHI’s 8.9%, though FTHI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $2.5bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF, and $15m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF.

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At a glance

8.9%

FTHI cash paid, 1 year

11.6%

QRMI cash paid, 1 year

+8.1%

FTHI total return, 1 year

+3.7%

QRMI total return, 1 year

FTHI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI

+8.1%

SPY

+14.8%

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

8.9% of it arrived as cash

6.7 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.7 pts behind SPY

FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

FTHI

+8.1%

8.9% cash

6.7 pts behind SPY

8.9% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. FTHI over 1 year: paid 8.9%, price −1.2%, total +8.1%, SPY +14.8%, −6.7 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 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points; FTHI is far larger, $2.6bn against $15m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTHI vs QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	FTHI	QRMI
Paid and earned
Measure	FTHI	QRMI
Total return, 1 year	+8.1%	+3.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 1.2%	fell 8.1%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	92% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	FTHI	QRMI
Benchmark	S&P 500, measured through SPY	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	FTHI	QRMI
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$2.6bn	$15m
Holdings
Measure	FTHI	QRMI
Holdings in common	40%

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

IQ Income Score52.4FTHI27.2QRMI

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

FTHI 52.4

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

40%

By the books each fund has filed, FTHI and QRMI hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

40% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FTHI QRMI

Apple Inc. 7.86% 7.60%

NVIDIA Corporation 6.59% 8.14%

Microsoft Corporation 3.18% 5.78%

Amazon.com, Inc. 2.57% 4.90%

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 1.99% 3.48%

Costco Wholesale Corporation 2.04% 1.96%

Broadcom Inc. 1.92% 3.10%

Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 1.44% 3.26%

Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 1.25% 2.77%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.22% 2.12%

Tesla, Inc. 1.09% 2.60%

Linde Plc 1.27% 1.03%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FTHI

JPMorgan Chase & Co. 2.65%

Bank of America Corporation 1.97%

Dell Technologies Inc. (Class C) 1.86%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 1.22%

Eli Lilly and Company 1.19%

AbbVie Inc. 1.16%

Johnson & Johnson 1.13%

TransDigm Group Incorporated 1.03%

Only in QRMI

LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1.70%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. 1.25%

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 1.17%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0.97%

Pepsico, Inc. 0.89%

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.88%

WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 0.88%

T-MOBILE US, INC. 0.87%

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Side by side

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) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 9.0% 12.2%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 8.9% 11.6%

Price change, 1 year −1.2% −8.1%

Total return, 1 year +8.1% +3.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +12.3%

Ahead or behind −6.7 pts −8.6 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 92% 100%

Age 12.8 years 5.2 years

Net assets, FTHI as of Nov 3, 2026 and QRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 $2.5bn $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: FTHI vs QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	FTHI	QRMI	FTHI	QRMI	FTHI	QRMI
3 months	−0.5%	−0.1%	2.2%	3.0%	−0.3 pts	+3.4 pts
6 months	+2.5%	+1.0%	4.4%	5.9%	−2.5 pts	+1.3 pts
1 year	+8.1%	+3.7%	8.9%	11.6%	−6.7 pts	−8.6 pts
3 years	+48.1%	+25.7%	29.7%	35.0%	−34.8 pts	−65.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: FTHI Jan 2014 · QRMI Aug 2021	+155.0%	+8.5%	84.3%	42.0%	−262.6 pts	−83.2 pts

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About each fund

FTHI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.1%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 92% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 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, FTHI or QRMI?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FTHI paid 8.9% of its starting price in cash and QRMI paid 11.6%, 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 +8.1% and QRMI +3.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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Sources and dates

FTHI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTHI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

FTHI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for FTHI ↗

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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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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