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ODTE vs QRMI: which paid, and which earned it?

ODTE and QRMI both write options for income.

VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF and Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF.

6.7%ODTE cash paid, 1 year
11.8%QRMI cash paid, 1 year
+6.2%ODTE total return, 1 year
+8.5%QRMI total return, 1 year
ODTE10.5 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%6.7% as cash10.5 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.7%ODTE+6.2%10.5 pts behind SPY
QRMI13.3 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QRMI+8.5%11.8% of it arrived as cash13.3 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QRMI+8.5%13.3 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ODTE and QRMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ODTEOnly in QRMI
Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF 33.70%NVIDIA CORP 8.49%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 33.27%APPLE INC 7.78%
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF 33.03%MICROSOFT CORP 5.81%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.02%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.33%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.00%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.25%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.13%

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

ODTE and QRMI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
ODTEQRMIODTEQRMIODTEQRMI
3 months−4.8%+0.6%3.4%3.0%−7.0 pts+3.1 pts
6 monthsnot published+7.3%not published6.1%not published−17.0 pts
1 yearnot published+8.5%not published11.8%not published−13.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+26.7%not published33.5%not published−71.5 pts
Since launch+6.2%+10.4%6.7%40.8%−10.5 pts−89.1 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
ODTE and QRMI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ODTE
VegaShares SPX NDX RTY Premium Income ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying weekly
QRMI
Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerVegaSharesGlobal X
Strategycovered calloption income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysweeklymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.1%12.0%
Expense ratio0.68%0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year6.7% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)11.8%
Price change, 1 year−0.3%−3.8%
Total return, 1 year+6.2% (since launch on Apr 2, 2026)+8.5%
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.7%+21.8%
Ahead or behind−10.5 pts−13.3 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot published100%
Age169 days1849 days
Net assets$3m$15m

ODTE in plain words

Over the period since launch on Apr 2, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ODTE paid 6.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.2%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.7% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.1%, paid weekly.

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 is cheaper, ODTE or QRMI?
ODTE charges 0.68% 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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ODTE against QRMI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, ODTE against QRMI, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/odte-vs-qrmi Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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