Which is cheaper, QRMI or RECI?

QRMI charges 0.60% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QRMI vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

QRMI and RECI 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, beside Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF.

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At a glance

11.6%

QRMI cash paid, 1 year

1.5%

RECI cash paid, since launch, Jul 14, 2026

+3.7%

QRMI total return, 1 year

+3.7%

RECI total return, since launch, Jul 14, 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.

RECI · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

RECI

+3.7%

none

Not measured

RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RECI

+3.7%

1.5% cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

RECI

+3.7%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. RECI since launch: paid 1.5%, price +2.1%, total +3.7%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

RECI costs 0.30 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QRMI vs RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QRMI	RECI
Paid and earned
Measure	QRMI	RECI
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	not published
Price change	fell 8.1% (1 year)	rose 2.1% (since Jul 14, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	78% of the Oct 5, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QRMI	RECI
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	not published
Cost and size
Measure	QRMI	RECI
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.30%
Net assets	$15m	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings
Measure	QRMI	RECI
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly RECI Columbia Research Enhanced Core Premium Income ETF · Covered call, paying monthly

Issuer Global X Columbia

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.2% 8.0%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.30%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.6% 1.5% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Price change, 1 year −8.1% +2.1% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Total return, 1 year +3.7% +3.7% (since launch, Jul 14, 2026)

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published

Ahead or behind −8.6 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 78%

Age 5.2 years 113 days

Net assets $15m not read by ETFIQ

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 RECI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QRMI	RECI	QRMI	RECI	QRMI	RECI
3 months	−0.1%	+3.5%	3.0%	1.5%	+3.4 pts	not measured
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 · RECI Jul 2026	+8.5%	+3.7%	42.0%	1.5%	−83.2 pts	not measured

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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.

RECI

Over the period from its first trade on Jul 14, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, RECI paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.1%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.0%, paid monthly. Columbia estimates that 78% of the distribution paid Oct 5, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QRMI or RECI?: QRMI charges 0.60% a year and RECI charges 0.30%, so RECI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →QRMI on its own →RECI on its own →QRMI dividend history →QRMI holdings →RECI 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 ↗

RECI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RECI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

RECI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Columbia website ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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