Data as of .
QDTE vs QRMI: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QDTE paid 36.1% of its price in cash against QRMI’s 11.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
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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, QDTE and QRMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QDTE | Only in QRMI |
|---|---|
| NDX 03/19/2027 2510.15 C 25.90% | NVIDIA CORP 8.49% |
| QQQ 11/19/2027 70.11 C 24.77% | APPLE INC 7.78% |
| NDX 06/11/2027 3059.42 C 22.64% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.81% |
| QQQ 09/17/2027 70.69 C 17.82% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.02% |
| Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 4.97% | AMAZON.COM INC 4.33% |
| First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 3.90% | 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 Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QDTE | QRMI | QDTE | QRMI | QDTE | QRMI | |
| 3 months | −0.9% | +0.6% | 7.6% | 3.0% | +1.6 pts | +3.1 pts |
| 6 months | +19.7% | +7.3% | 16.2% | 6.1% | −4.5 pts | −17.0 pts |
| 1 year | +21.1% | +8.5% | 36.1% | 11.8% | −0.7 pts | −13.3 pts |
| 3 years | not published | +26.7% | not published | 33.5% | not published | −71.5 pts |
| Since launch | +59.9% | +10.4% | 74.1% | 40.8% | −4.3 pts | −89.1 pts |
| QDTE Roundhill Innovation-100 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Roundhill | Global X |
| Strategy | 0DTE covered call | option income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 20.8% | 12.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.96% | 0.60% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 36.1% | 11.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −19.2% | −3.8% |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.1% | +8.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +21.8% |
| Ahead or behind | −0.7 pts | −13.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | 100% |
| Age | 925 days | 1849 days |
| Net assets | $967m | $15m |
QDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTE paid 36.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 19.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +21.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.8%, 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 paid more, QDTE or QRMI?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QDTE paid 36.1% of its starting price in cash and QRMI paid 11.8%, so QDTE paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, QDTE or QRMI?
- With every distribution reinvested, QDTE returned +21.1% and QRMI returned +8.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QDTE or QRMI?
- QDTE charges 0.96% 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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