Data as of .
KHPI vs XRMI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XRMI paid 12.1% of its price in cash against KHPI’s 9.1%, though KHPI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: KHPI 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, KHPI and XRMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in KHPI | Only in XRMI |
|---|---|
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 100.00% | NVIDIA CORP 8.27% |
| APPLE INC 7.54% | |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.63% | |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.82% | |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.15% | |
| BROADCOM INC 2.61% | |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.50% | |
| META PLATFORMS INC 2.26% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHPI | XRMI | KHPI | XRMI | KHPI | XRMI | |
| 3 months | +1.9% | +3.5% | 2.2% | 3.0% | −0.3 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +11.3% | +8.9% | 4.7% | 6.3% | −6.8 pts | −9.1 pts |
| 1 year | +11.0% | +10.3% | 9.1% | 12.1% | −5.5 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +27.2% | not published | 33.3% | not published | −51.2 pts |
| Since launch | +24.6% | +17.0% | 18.4% | 43.8% | −17.7 pts | −66.1 pts |
| KHPI Kensington Hedged Premium Income ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF Option income on SPY, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Kensington | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 9.0% | 12.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.98% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 9.1% | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +1.5% | −2.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.0% | +10.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −5.5 pts | −6.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 95% |
| Age | 743 days | 1849 days |
| Net assets | $401m | $60m |
KHPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KHPI paid 9.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 1.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly.
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, KHPI or XRMI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, KHPI paid 9.1% 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, KHPI or XRMI?
- With every distribution reinvested, KHPI returned +11.0% and XRMI returned +10.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so KHPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, KHPI or XRMI?
- KHPI charges 0.98% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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