Data as of .
PAPI vs XRMI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XRMI paid 12.1% of its price in cash against PAPI’s 7.9%, though PAPI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: PAPI 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, PAPI and XRMI hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | PAPI | XRMI |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 0.77% | 0.66% |
| AbbVie, Inc. | 0.64% | 0.72% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.56% | 1.00% |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 0.59% | 0.56% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 0.56% | 0.52% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 0.49% | 0.52% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.49% | 0.61% |
| Chevron Corp. | 0.45% | 0.64% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 0.39% | 5.63% |
| Texas Instruments, Inc. | 0.71% | 0.37% |
| Linde plc | 0.54% | 0.32% |
| Verizon Communications, Inc. | 0.48% | 0.31% |
| Only in PAPI | Only in XRMI |
|---|---|
| TD SYNNEX Corp. 0.81% | NVIDIA CORP 8.27% |
| Power Integrations, Inc. 0.73% | APPLE INC 7.54% |
| Royalty Pharma plc 0.73% | AMAZON.COM INC 3.82% |
| Millicom International Cellular SA 0.72% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.15% |
| Avnet, Inc. 0.71% | BROADCOM INC 2.61% |
| Reynolds Consumer Products, Inc. 0.68% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.50% |
| MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. 0.66% | META PLATFORMS INC 2.26% |
| International Business Machines Corp. 0.65% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 1.76% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAPI | XRMI | PAPI | XRMI | PAPI | XRMI | |
| 3 months | +4.7% | +3.5% | 2.0% | 3.0% | +2.5 pts | +1.2 pts |
| 6 months | +5.6% | +8.9% | 4.0% | 6.3% | −12.4 pts | −9.1 pts |
| 1 year | +12.8% | +10.3% | 7.9% | 12.1% | −3.8 pts | −6.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +27.2% | not published | 33.3% | not published | −51.2 pts |
| Since launch | +35.6% | +17.0% | 22.5% | 43.8% | −49.6 pts | −66.1 pts |
| PAPI Parametric Equity 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 | Parametric | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 7.2% | 12.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 7.9% | 12.1% |
| Price change, 1 year | +4.5% | −2.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.8% | +10.3% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −3.8 pts | −6.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 95% |
| Age | 1065 days | 1849 days |
| Net assets | $400m | $60m |
PAPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PAPI paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.8%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.2%, 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, PAPI or XRMI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PAPI paid 7.9% 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, PAPI or XRMI?
- With every distribution reinvested, PAPI returned +12.8% and XRMI returned +10.3% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so PAPI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, PAPI or XRMI?
- PAPI charges 0.29% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so PAPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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