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KYLD vs QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 25.2% of its price in cash against QRMI’s 11.6%, though QRMI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $47m on Nov 3, 2026 for Kurv High Income ETF, and $15m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF.

At a glance
25.2%
KYLD cash paid, 1 year
11.6%
QRMI cash paid, 1 year
−5.0%
KYLD total return, 1 year
+3.7%
QRMI total return, 1 year
KYLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
KYLD
−5.0%
none

Not measured

KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KYLD

−5.0%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

KYLD

−5.0%

25.2% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. KYLD over 1 year: paid 25.2%, price −28.6%, total −5.0%, not measured against a benchmark. 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 0.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.7 points; KYLD is 3.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

KYLD vs QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureKYLDQRMI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year−5.0%+3.7%
Price changefell 21.4% (6 months)fell 8.1% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Oct 29, 2026 payment100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarkits own holdingsNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Against its benchmark, same daysahead by 7.7 ptsbehind by 8.6 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.08%0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$53m$15m
Holdings
Holdings in common10%

Method

What they share

10%

By the books each fund has filed, KYLD and QRMI hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

10% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first KYLD QRMI
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.81% 3.60%
Broadcom Inc 4.02% 3.10%
Intel Corp 4.07% 2.10%
Shopify Inc 4.37% 0.67%
Teradyne Inc 5.53% 0.26%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in KYLD
Global X Silver Miners ETF 7.60%
VanEck Gold Miners ETF 7.20%
Howmet Aerospace Inc 5.81%
Robinhood Markets Inc 4.35%
BWX Technologies Inc 4.29%
Vistra Corp 4.14%
Hims & Hers Health Inc 3.70%
Reddit Inc 3.58%
Only in QRMI
NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.14%
APPLE INC. 7.60%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.78%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.90%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.29%
ALPHABET INC. 3.48%
ALPHABET INC. 3.26%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.77%
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Side by side

KYLD Kurv High Income ETF · Option income on its own holdings, paying weekly QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
Issuer Kurv Global X
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark KYLD's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 30.4% 12.2%
Expense ratio 1.08% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 25.2% 11.6%
Price change, 1 year −28.6% −8.1%
Total return, 1 year −5.0% +3.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +12.3%
Ahead or behind not available −8.6 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%
Age 1.0 years 5.2 years
Net assets, KYLD as of Nov 3, 2026 and QRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 $47m $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: KYLD vs QRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowKYLDQRMIKYLDQRMIKYLDQRMI
3 months−13.3%−0.1%6.2%3.0%+4.1 pts+3.4 pts
6 months−10.9%+1.0%11.9%5.9%+7.6 pts+1.3 pts
1 year−5.0%+3.7%25.2%11.6%not measured−8.6 pts
3 years–+25.7%–35.0%–−65.7 pts
Since launchNot the same days: KYLD Oct 2025 · QRMI Aug 2021−10.9%+8.5%23.6%42.0%not measured−83.2 pts

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About each fund
KYLD

No 1-year comparison: it had filed no holdings by Nov 4, 2025, the year's first day. KYLD's own holdings, without the options (from its filed holdings, rebalanced at each filing; latest Aug 31, 2026) returned −18.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 7.7 pts.

Over the 6 months to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 21.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −10.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 30.4%, paid weekly. Kurv estimates that 100% 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.

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, KYLD or QRMI?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, KYLD paid 25.2% of its starting price in cash and QRMI paid 11.6%, so KYLD paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, KYLD or QRMI?
With every distribution reinvested, KYLD returned −5.0% and QRMI +3.7% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, KYLD or QRMI?
KYLD charges 1.08% a year and QRMI charges 0.60%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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