Which paid more, QRMI or QUSA?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 14.6%, 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 +3.7% and QUSA +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

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.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QRMI vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its price in cash against QRMI’s 11.6%, though QRMI returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $15m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF, and $20m on Nov 3, 2026 for VistaShares Target 15 USA Quality Income ETF.

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At a glance

11.6%

QRMI cash paid, 1 year

14.6%

QUSA cash paid, 1 year

+3.7%

QRMI total return, 1 year

+1.9%

QUSA total return, 1 year

QRMI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 8.6 pts behind QQQ

QRMI

+3.7%

QQQ

+12.3%

8.6 pts behind QQQ

QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.1%, total +3.7%, QQQ +12.3%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QRMI

+3.7%

11.6% as cash

8.6 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.6 pts behind QQQ

QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.1%, total +3.7%, QQQ +12.3%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QRMI

+3.7%

8.6 pts behind QQQ

11.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.1%, total +3.7%, QQQ +12.3%, −8.6 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QUSA · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA

+1.9%

SPY

+14.8%

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

14.6% cash

12.9 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

12.9 pts behind SPY

QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

QUSA

+1.9%

12.9 pts behind SPY

14.6% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QUSA over 1 year: paid 14.6%, price −12.3%, total +1.9%, SPY +14.8%, −12.9 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QRMI costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; QUSA is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QRMI vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QRMI	QUSA
Paid and earned
Measure	QRMI	QUSA
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 8.1%	fell 12.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	100% of the Oct 27, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QRMI	QUSA
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	QRMI	QUSA
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.97%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$15m	$22m
Holdings
Measure	QRMI	QUSA
Holdings in common	46%

ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · QRMI scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?

IQ Income Score27.2QRMI21.9QUSA

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

QRMI 27.2

QUSA 21.9

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

46%

By the books each fund has filed, QRMI and QUSA hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

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46% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QRMI QUSA

APPLE INC. 7.60% 7.27%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.14% 6.15%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.78% 6.27%

ALPHABET INC. 3.48% 4.97%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.29% 3.17%

BROADCOM INC. 3.10% 3.32%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.77% 3.71%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 2.12% 2.96%

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1.86% 4.17%

LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1.70% 4.91%

NETFLIX, INC. 1.40% 3.80%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1.31% 2.39%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in QRMI

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.90%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.60%

ALPHABET INC. 3.26%

TESLA, INC. 2.60%

WALMART INC. 2.51%

INTEL CORPORATION 2.10%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 1.96%

PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INC. 1.25%

Only in QUSA

Visa Inc 5.70%

Mastercard Inc 4.37%

GE Vernova Inc 3.81%

GE AEROSPACE 2.89%

Newmont Corp 2.87%

Tapestry Inc 2.12%

Illinois Tool Works Inc 1.41%

Expedia Group Inc 1.38%

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Side by side

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 SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Global X VistaShares

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.2% 15.4%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.97%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.6% 14.6%

Price change, 1 year −8.1% −12.3%

Total return, 1 year +3.7% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −8.6 pts −12.9 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 100%

Age 5.2 years 1.5 years

Net assets, QRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 and QUSA as of Nov 3, 2026 $15m $20m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: QRMI vs QUSA: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QRMI	QUSA	QRMI	QUSA	QRMI	QUSA
3 months	−0.1%	−8.5%	3.0%	3.6%	+3.4 pts	−8.4 pts
6 months	+1.0%	−5.5%	5.9%	7.3%	+1.3 pts	−10.5 pts
1 year	+3.7%	+1.9%	11.6%	14.6%	−8.6 pts	−12.8 pts
3 years	+25.7%	–	35.0%	–	−65.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: QRMI Aug 2021 · QUSA May 2025	+8.5%	−1.8%	42.0%	17.3%	−83.2 pts	−41.3 pts

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About each fund

QRMI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.2%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

QUSA

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QUSA paid 14.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 12.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.9 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.4%, paid monthly. VistaShares estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Oct 27, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QRMI or QUSA?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting price in cash and QUSA paid 14.6%, 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 +3.7% and QUSA +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
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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Sources and dates

QRMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QRMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for QRMI ↗

QUSA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QUSA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QUSA 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

VistaShares page for QUSA ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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