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KQQQ vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap
+3.1 pts
1 year to Nov 12, 2026: XRMI ahead, total return
Fee gap
0.39 pts
A year: KQQQ 0.99%, XRMI 0.60%, per filings dated Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026
Overlap
28%
Share of the two books held in common, holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 11, 2026
Net flow
–
Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

XRMI costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; KQQQ is 1.9 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KQQQ vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKQQQXRMI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+4.6%+7.7%
Price change, 1 yearfell 10.6%fell 4.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate99% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment95% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own holdingsS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.99%0.60%
Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026$122m$63m
Holdings
Holdings in common28%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XRMI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score32.5KQQQ45.3XRMI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

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Method

Key numbers
15.0%
KQQQ cash paid, 1 year
11.8%
XRMI cash paid, 1 year
+4.6%
KQQQ total return, 1 year
+7.7%
XRMI total return, 1 year
KQQQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 About even with its own holdings
KQQQ
+4.6%
Own
+4.9%

About even with its own holdings

KQQQ over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −10.6%, total +4.6%, its own holdings +4.9%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

its own holdings

+4.9%

KQQQ

+4.6%

15.0% of it arrived as cash

about even with its own holdings

Total return, distributions reinvested

About even with its own holdings

KQQQ over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −10.6%, total +4.6%, its own holdings +4.9%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

its own holdings

+4.9%

KQQQ

+4.6%

about even with its own holdings

15.0% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KQQQ over 1 year: paid 15.0%, price −10.6%, total +4.6%, its own holdings +4.9%, −0.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.
XRMI · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 4.3 pts behind SPY
XRMI
+7.7%
SPY
+12.0%

4.3 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.8%, price −4.6%, total +7.7%, SPY +12.0%, −4.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

XRMI

+7.7%

11.8% of it arrived as cash

4.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.3 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.8%, price −4.6%, total +7.7%, SPY +12.0%, −4.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

XRMI

+7.7%

11.8% cash

4.3 pts behind SPY

11.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.8%, price −4.6%, total +7.7%, SPY +12.0%, −4.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

What they share

28%

By the books each fund has filed, KQQQ and XRMI hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 11, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

28% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KQQQ XRMI
Apple Inc 4.72% 7.91%
Amazon.com Inc 10.78% 3.99%
NVIDIA Corp 3.26% 6.41%
Alphabet Inc 11.69% 2.63%
Broadcom Inc 6.43% 2.50%
Meta Platforms Inc 4.02% 2.12%
Microsoft Corp 1.96% 5.90%
Tesla Inc 2.88% 1.68%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.80% 1.38%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.79% 0.61%
Applied Materials Inc 2.90% 0.48%
Intel Corp 5.51% 0.48%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in KQQQ
Spotify Technology SA 2.10%
Kurv Enhanced Short Maturity E 1.05%
Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Te 0.61%
Kurv Yield Premium Strategy Go 0.49%
Only in XRMI
ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.11%
ELI LILLY & CO 1.75%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC-CL B 1.67%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 1.40%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1.39%
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 1.10%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.05%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.03%
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Side by side

KQQQ Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF · Covered call on its own holdings, paying monthly XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer Kurv Global X
Strategy covered call option income
Benchmark KQQQ's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.9% 10.7%
Expense ratio 0.99% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 15.0% 11.8%
Price change, 1 year −10.6% −4.6%
Total return, 1 year +4.6% +7.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year +4.9% +12.0%
Ahead or behind −0.3 pts −4.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 99% 95%
Age 2.3 years 5.2 years
Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 $122m $63m

As of Nov 12, 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: KQQQ vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKQQQXRMIKQQQXRMIKQQQXRMI
3 months−6.7%+0.7%3.6%2.9%+1.0 pts+3.1 pts
6 months−8.4%+4.5%6.8%6.0%+1.9 pts+2.7 pts
1 year+4.6%+7.7%15.0%11.8%−0.3 pts−4.3 pts
3 years–+30.1%–35.2%–−48.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KQQQ Jul 2024 · XRMI Aug 2021+39.1%+16.9%30.6%45.0%not measured−65.1 pts

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About each fund
KQQQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, KQQQ paid 15.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.6%. KQQQ's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned +4.9% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.9%, paid monthly. Kurv estimates that 99% of the distribution paid Oct 29, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

XRMI

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, XRMI paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.3 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.7%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, KQQQ or XRMI?
Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, KQQQ paid 15.0% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.8%, so KQQQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, KQQQ or XRMI?
With every distribution reinvested, KQQQ returned +4.6% and XRMI +7.7% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KQQQ or XRMI?
KQQQ charges 0.99% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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Net assets on Nov 11, 2026: $122m for Kurv Technology Titans Select ETF and $63m for Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF.

Growth of 100

KQQQ and XRMI

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

KQQQ +4.6%XRMI +7.7%
Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

KQQQ +4.6%, XRMI +7.7%: XRMI +3.1 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.