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QRMI vs QYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLG paid 16.7% of its price in cash against QRMI’s 11.6%, and returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $15m for Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF and $183m for Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF.

QRMI on its own →QYLG on its own →
At a glance
11.6%
QRMI cash paid, 1 year
16.7%
QYLG cash paid, 1 year
+3.7%
QRMI total return, 1 year
+14.4%
QYLG 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.
QYLG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 2.1 pts ahead of QQQ
QYLG
+14.4%
QQQ
+12.3%

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLG

+14.4%

16.7% of it arrived as cash

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QYLG

+14.4%

16.7% as cash

2.1 pts ahead of QQQ

16.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. QYLG over 1 year: paid 16.7%, price −3.9%, total +14.4%, QQQ +12.3%, +2.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QYLG costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.7 points; QYLG is 12.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QRMI vs QYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQRMIQYLG
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+14.4%
Price change, 1 yearfell 8.1%fell 3.9%
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQNasdaq-100, measured through QQQ
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.60%0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$15m$183m
Holdings
Holdings in common100%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · QYLG scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score27.2QRMI49.4QYLG

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

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

100%

By the books each fund has filed, QRMI and QYLG hold 100% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

100% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QRMI QYLG
NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.14% 8.13%
APPLE INC. 7.60% 7.59%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.78% 5.78%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.90% 4.89%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.29% 4.29%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.60% 3.59%
ALPHABET INC. 3.48% 3.47%
ALPHABET INC. 3.26% 3.25%
BROADCOM INC. 3.10% 3.09%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.77% 2.76%
TESLA, INC. 2.60% 2.60%
WALMART INC. 2.51% 2.50%
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Side by side

QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly QYLG Global X Nasdaq 100 Covered Call & Growth ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
Issuer Global X Global X
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 12.2% 7.1%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.35%
Cash paid, 1 year 11.6% 16.7%
Price change, 1 year −8.1% −3.9%
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +14.4%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +12.3%
Ahead or behind −8.6 pts +2.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 93%
Age 5.2 years 6.1 years
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 $15m $183m

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 QYLG: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQRMIQYLGQRMIQYLGQRMIQYLG
3 months−0.1%−0.8%3.0%1.6%+3.4 pts+2.6 pts
6 months+1.0%+2.5%5.9%4.0%+1.3 pts+2.8 pts
1 year+3.7%+14.4%11.6%16.7%−8.6 pts+2.1 pts
3 years+25.7%+72.0%35.0%52.1%−65.7 pts−19.4 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QRMI Aug 2021 · QYLG Sep 2020+8.5%+116.2%42.0%76.4%−83.2 pts−46.8 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.

QYLG

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QYLG paid 16.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.4%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 2.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 7.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QRMI or QYLG?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting price in cash and QYLG paid 16.7%, so QYLG 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 QYLG?
With every distribution reinvested, QRMI returned +3.7% and QYLG +14.4% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QRMI or QYLG?
QRMI charges 0.60% a year and QYLG charges 0.35%, so QYLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →QRMI on its own →QYLG on its own →QRMI dividend history →QRMI holdings →QYLG dividend history →QYLG holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
QRMI and QYLG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
QRMI and QYLG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
QRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Global X page for QRMI ↗
QYLG 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Global X page for QYLG ↗

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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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