Data as of .
PBP vs QRMI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year PBP paid 11.8% of its price in cash against QRMI’s 11.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: PBP 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, PBP and QRMI hold 55% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | PBP | QRMI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | 8.18% | 8.49% |
| Apple Inc | 7.50% | 7.78% |
| Microsoft Corp | 5.57% | 5.81% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 3.77% | 4.33% |
| Alphabet Inc | 3.11% | 3.25% |
| Broadcom Inc | 2.57% | 2.69% |
| Alphabet Inc | 2.47% | 3.01% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | 2.22% | 3.13% |
| Micron Technology Inc | 1.74% | 5.02% |
| Tesla Inc | 1.56% | 3.03% |
| Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 1.39% | 4.00% |
| Intel Corp | 0.81% | 2.49% |
| Only in PBP | Only in QRMI |
|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.42% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.86% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.42% | CASH 1.06% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 1.38% | ASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS 0.69% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 1.03% | SHOPIFY INC - CLASS A 0.68% |
| Johnson & Johnson 0.99% | ARM HOLDINGS PLC-ADR 0.52% |
| Visa Inc 0.93% | NDX US 10/16/26 P28000 0.47% |
| AbbVie Inc 0.71% | MERCADOLIBRE INC 0.40% |
| Mastercard Inc 0.69% | PDD HOLDINGS INC 0.24% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBP | QRMI | PBP | QRMI | PBP | QRMI | |
| 3 months | +5.0% | +0.6% | 2.8% | 3.0% | +2.7 pts | +3.1 pts |
| 6 months | +13.0% | +7.3% | 5.7% | 6.1% | −5.0 pts | −17.0 pts |
| 1 year | +18.5% | +8.5% | 11.8% | 11.8% | +1.9 pts | −13.3 pts |
| 3 years | +46.1% | +26.7% | 31.8% | 33.5% | −32.3 pts | −71.5 pts |
| Since launch | +199.0% | +10.4% | 101.2% | 40.8% | −604.5 pts | −89.1 pts |
| PBP Invesco S&P 500 BuyWrite ETF Covered call on SPY, paying monthly | QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Invesco | Global X |
| Strategy | covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 11.3% | 12.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.29% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | +5.5% | −3.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.5% | +8.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | +1.9 pts | −13.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 6101 days | 1849 days |
| Net assets | $386m | $15m |
PBP in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PBP paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.5%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 11.3%, paid monthly.
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 paid more, PBP or QRMI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, PBP paid 11.8% of its starting price in cash and QRMI paid 11.8%, so PBP paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, PBP or QRMI?
- With every distribution reinvested, PBP returned +18.5% and QRMI returned +8.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so PBP returned more.
- Which is cheaper, PBP or QRMI?
- PBP charges 0.29% a year and QRMI charges 0.60%, so PBP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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