Which paid more, QRMI or QXQ?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?

With every distribution reinvested, QRMI returned +3.0% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QRMI or QXQ?

QRMI charges 0.60% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QRMI vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+9.1 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.38 pts

A year: QRMI 0.60%, QXQ 0.98%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Feb 26, 2026

Overlap

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Net flow

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Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

QRMI costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QRMI vs QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QRMI	QXQ
Paid and earned
Measure	QRMI	QXQ
Total return, 1 year	+3.0%	+12.1%
Price change, 1 year	fell 8.7%	fell 4.7%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QRMI	QXQ
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Measure	QRMI	QXQ
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.98%
Net assets, QRMI as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026	$15m	$82m
Holdings
Measure	QRMI	QXQ
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Income Score30.7QRMI52QXQ

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

QRMI 30.7

QXQ 52

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

Key numbers

11.6%

QRMI cash paid, 1 year

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

+3.0%

QRMI total return, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

QRMI · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 8.3 pts behind QQQ

QRMI

+3.0%

QQQ

+11.3%

8.3 pts behind QQQ

QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.7%, total +3.0%, QQQ +11.3%, −8.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QRMI

+3.0%

11.6% as cash

8.3 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

8.3 pts behind QQQ

QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.7%, total +3.0%, QQQ +11.3%, −8.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QRMI

+3.0%

8.3 pts behind QQQ

11.6% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.6%, price −8.7%, total +3.0%, QQQ +11.3%, −8.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly

Issuer Global X SGI

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)

Pays monthly quarterly

Payout rate, annualized 12.2% 1.0%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.98%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.6% 15.1%

Price change, 1 year −8.7% −4.7%

Total return, 1 year +3.0% +12.1%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +11.3%

Ahead or behind −8.3 pts +0.8 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published

Age 5.2 years 2.4 years

Net assets, QRMI as of Nov 11, 2026 and QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 $15m $82m

As of Nov 12, 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 QXQ: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QRMI	QXQ	QRMI	QXQ	QRMI	QXQ
3 months	−0.9%	−5.4%	3.0%	0.2%	+5.0 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+0.5%	−3.8%	5.9%	0.5%	+4.7 pts	+0.4 pts
1 year	+3.0%	+12.1%	11.6%	15.1%	−8.3 pts	+0.8 pts
3 years	+24.5%	–	34.8%	–	−61.0 pts	–
Since launchNot the same days: QRMI Aug 2021 · QXQ Jun 2024	+8.1%	+47.7%	42.0%	22.8%	−82.5 pts	+2.2 pts

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About each fund

QRMI

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 8.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 8.3 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 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.

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QRMI or QXQ?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting price in cash and QXQ paid 15.1%, so QXQ 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 QXQ?: With every distribution reinvested, QRMI returned +3.0% and QXQ +12.1% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QRMI or QXQ?: QRMI charges 0.60% a year and QXQ charges 0.98%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →QRMI on its own →QXQ on its own →QRMI dividend history →QRMI holdings →QXQ dividend history →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 ↗

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

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How this is computed

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

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $15m on Nov 11, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF, and $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF.

QRMI on its own →QXQ on its own →

Growth of 100

QRMI and QXQ

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QRMI +3.0%QXQ +12.1%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

QRMI +3.0%, QXQ +12.1%: QXQ +9.1 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.