Which is cheaper, QRMI or QVOL?

QRMI charges 0.60% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QRMI vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return

QRMI and QVOL both write options for income.

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Net assets: $15m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF, and $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

QRMI on its own →QVOL on its own →

At a glance

11.6%

QRMI cash paid, 1 year

6.4%

QVOL cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026

+3.7%

QRMI total return, 1 year

−7.8%

QVOL total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

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.

QVOL · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL

−7.8%

ONEQ

−0.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

6.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QRMI costs 0.22 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QRMI vs QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QRMI	QVOL
Paid and earned
Measure	QRMI	QVOL
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	not published
Price change	fell 8.1% (1 year)	fell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QRMI	QVOL
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQ
Against its benchmark, same days	behind by 8.6 pts	behind by 7.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	QRMI	QVOL
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.82%
Net assets, QRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 and QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026	$15m	$49m
Holdings
Measure	QRMI	QVOL
Holdings in common	58%

Method

What they share

58%

By the books each fund has filed, QRMI and QVOL hold 58% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

58% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QRMI QVOL

APPLE INC. 7.60% 4.21%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.29% 4.19%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.90% 3.90%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.60% 4.03%

ALPHABET INC. 3.48% 6.17%

BROADCOM INC. 3.10% 6.42%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.77% 3.33%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.78% 2.31%

INTEL CORPORATION 2.10% 2.38%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 2.12% 1.98%

APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 1.86% 2.19%

LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION 1.70% 1.61%

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Only in QRMI

ALPHABET INC. 3.26%

TESLA, INC. 2.60%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION 1.96%

LINDE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1.03%

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0.97%

Pepsico, Inc. 0.89%

SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 0.88%

SHOPIFY INC. 0.67%

Only in QVOL

Oracle Corp 4.93%

Uber Technologies Inc 2.19%

Seagate Technology Holdings PL 0.82%

SPACEX 0.38%

ON Semiconductor Corp 0.29%

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc 0.23%

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Side by side

QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF · Option income on ONEQ, paying monthly

Issuer Global X Infrastructure Capital

Strategy option income option income

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.2% 15.3%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.82%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.6% 6.4% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −8.1% −13.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +3.7% −7.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% −0.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Ahead or behind −8.6 pts −7.0 pts (since launch, May 12, 2026)

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 5.2 years 176 days

Net assets, QRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 and QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 $15m $49m

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 QVOL: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QRMI	QVOL	QRMI	QVOL	QRMI	QVOL
3 months	−0.1%	−12.2%	3.0%	3.2%	+3.4 pts	−10.0 pts
6 months	+1.0%	–	5.9%	–	+1.3 pts	–
1 year	+3.7%	–	11.6%	–	−8.6 pts	–
3 years	+25.7%	–	35.0%	–	−65.7 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: QRMI Aug 2021 · QVOL May 2026	+8.5%	−7.8%	42.0%	6.4%	−83.2 pts	−7.0 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.

QVOL

Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, QVOL paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QRMI or QVOL?: QRMI charges 0.60% a year and QVOL charges 0.82%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →QRMI on its own →QVOL on its own →QRMI dividend history →QRMI holdings →QVOL dividend history →QVOL holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

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 ↗

QVOL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QVOL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Infrastructure Capital page for QVOL ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

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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