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

QRMI and ROCQ both write options for income.

Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF and JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF.

11.8%QRMI cash paid, 1 year
5.8%ROCQ cash paid, 1 year
+8.5%QRMI total return, 1 year
+18.0%ROCQ 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
ROCQ4 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%5.8% as cash4 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+21.9%ROCQ+18.0%4 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QRMI and ROCQ hold 53% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QRMI and ROCQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQRMIROCQ
NVIDIA CORP8.49%8.37%
APPLE INC7.78%7.12%
MICROSOFT CORP5.81%5.03%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5.02%6.70%
AMAZON.COM INC4.33%4.52%
META PLATFORMS INC3.13%2.94%
TESLA INC3.03%2.94%
BROADCOM INC2.69%2.93%
INTEL CORP2.49%3.58%
WALMART INC2.27%3.50%
LAM RESEARCH CORP1.57%4.21%
NETFLIX INC1.30%1.52%
Only in each
Only in QRMIOnly in ROCQ
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.00%Alphabet, Inc. 6.30%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.25%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 4.74%
ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.01%Seagate Technology Holdings plc 2.77%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 2.86%ASML Holding NV 1.60%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 1.89%Johnson & Johnson 0.95%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 1.78%Palantir Technologies, Inc. 0.95%
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.74%Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 0.77%
APPLIED MATERIALS INC 1.54%Coca-Cola Co. (The) 0.75%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

QRMI and ROCQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QRMIROCQQRMIROCQQRMIROCQ
3 months+0.6%0.0%3.0%3.0%+3.1 pts+2.5 pts
6 months+7.3%+20.0%6.1%5.9%−17.0 pts−4.2 pts
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%+18.0%40.8%5.8%−89.1 pts−4.0 pts
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QRMI and ROCQ 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
ROCQ
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Yield ETF
Covered call on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XJPMorgan
Strategyoption incomecovered call
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.0%10.6%
Expense ratio0.60%not published
Cash paid, 1 year11.8%5.8% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−3.8%+12.0%
Total return, 1 year+8.5%+18.0% (since launch on Mar 19, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+21.9%
Ahead or behind−13.3 pts−4.0 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%not published
Age1849 days183 days
Net assets$15m$629m

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).

ROCQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Mar 19, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, ROCQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 12.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +21.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly.

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Where these figures came from

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QRMI against ROCQ, 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.

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