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QRMI vs QVOL: which paid, and which earned it?

QRMI and QVOL both write options for income.

Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF and Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF.

11.8%QRMI cash paid, 1 year
4.2%QVOL cash paid, 1 year
+8.5%QRMI total return, 1 year
+4.3%QVOL total return, 1 year
QRMI13.3 pts behind QQQ · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.8%QRMI+8.5%11.8% of it arrived as cash13.3 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.8%QRMI+8.5%13.3 pts behind QQQ
QVOL2.1 pts ahead of QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%4.2% as cash2.1 pts ahead of QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+2.1%QVOL+4.3%2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QRMI and QVOL hold 68% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QRMI and QVOL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQRMIQVOL
NVIDIA CORP8.49%8.53%
MICROSOFT CORP5.81%5.05%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5.02%4.53%
AMAZON.COM INC4.33%7.61%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES4.00%6.17%
ALPHABET INC-CL A3.25%4.70%
META PLATFORMS INC3.13%3.14%
ALPHABET INC-CL C3.01%4.69%
BROADCOM INC2.69%3.42%
INTEL CORP2.49%3.01%
APPLE INC7.78%2.33%
APPLIED MATERIALS INC1.54%1.52%
Only in each
Only in QRMIOnly in QVOL
TESLA INC 3.03%Oracle Corp 2.53%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.86%ON Semiconductor Corp 0.64%
WALMART INC 2.27%GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc 0.59%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.78%Atlassian Corp 0.33%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.74%
CASH 1.06%
LINDE PLC 0.92%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC 0.81%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

QRMI and QVOL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QRMIQVOLQRMIQVOLQRMIQVOL
3 months+0.6%−3.7%3.0%3.0%+3.1 pts−1.2 pts
6 months+7.3%not published6.1%not published−17.0 ptsnot published
1 year+8.5%not published11.8%not published−13.3 ptsnot published
3 years+26.7%not published33.5%not published−71.5 ptsnot published
Since launch+10.4%+4.3%40.8%4.2%−89.1 pts+2.1 pts
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QRMI and QVOL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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 QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XInfrastructure Capital
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.0%12.6%
Expense ratio0.60%0.82%
Cash paid, 1 year11.8%4.2% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−3.8%0.0%
Total return, 1 year+8.5%+4.3% (since launch on May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+2.1%
Ahead or behind−13.3 pts+2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%not published
Age1849 days129 days
Net assets$15m$8m

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).

QVOL in plain words

Over the period since launch on May 12, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, QVOL paid 4.2% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 0.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +4.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +2.1% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.6%, 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 these figures came from

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QRMI against QVOL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, QRMI against QVOL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qrmi-vs-qvol Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

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