Data as of .
QRMI vs QUSA: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year QUSA paid 13.8% of its price in cash against QRMI’s 11.8%, though QRMI returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: QRMI 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, QRMI and QUSA hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | QRMI | QUSA |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC | 7.78% | 5.99% |
| MICROSOFT CORP | 5.81% | 6.08% |
| NVIDIA CORP | 8.49% | 5.78% |
| META PLATFORMS INC | 3.13% | 4.28% |
| BROADCOM INC | 2.69% | 4.70% |
| WALMART INC | 2.27% | 4.17% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A | 3.25% | 2.22% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL C | 3.01% | 1.84% |
| COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP | 1.74% | 4.40% |
| LAM RESEARCH CORP | 1.57% | 3.47% |
| APPLIED MATERIALS INC | 1.54% | 2.61% |
| NETFLIX INC | 1.30% | 3.79% |
| Only in QRMI | Only in QUSA |
|---|---|
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.02% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 5.35% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.33% | Caterpillar Inc 4.91% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.00% | Coca-Cola Co/The 4.33% |
| TESLA INC 3.03% | Eli Lilly & Co 4.24% |
| SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.86% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.85% |
| INTEL CORP 2.49% | Visa Inc 3.37% |
| CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.89% | Blackrock Inc 2.99% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.78% | Johnson & Johnson 2.93% |
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 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QRMI | QUSA | QRMI | QUSA | QRMI | QUSA | |
| 3 months | +0.6% | −1.9% | 3.0% | 3.6% | +3.1 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +7.3% | +10.4% | 6.1% | 7.8% | −17.0 pts | −4.3 pts |
| 1 year | +8.5% | +3.5% | 11.8% | 13.8% | −13.3 pts | −11.7 pts |
| 3 years | +26.7% | not published | 33.5% | not published | −71.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +10.4% | +4.9% | 40.8% | 15.1% | −89.1 pts | −25.8 pts |
| QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | QUSA VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF Covered call on QUAL, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | VistaShares |
| Strategy | option income | covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy |
| Pays | monthly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.0% | 15.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.8% | 13.8% |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.8% | −11.0% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.5% | +3.5% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +15.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −13.3 pts | −11.7 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 1849 days | 500 days |
| Net assets | $15m | $22m |
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).
QUSA in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QUSA paid 13.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 11.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.5%. USA Quality (QUAL), used as the quality proxy returned +15.2% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QRMI or QUSA?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QRMI paid 11.8% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 13.8%, so QUSA paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
- Which returned more once distributions are counted, QRMI or QUSA?
- With every distribution reinvested, QRMI returned +8.5% and QUSA returned +3.5% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so QRMI returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QRMI or QUSA?
- QRMI charges 0.60% a year and QUSA charges 0.97%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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