Which paid more, QRMI or SDVD?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.7%, so QRMI 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 SDVD?

With every distribution reinvested, QRMI returned +3.7% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QRMI or SDVD?

QRMI charges 0.60% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QRMI vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its price in cash against SDVD’s 9.7%, though SDVD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $15m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF, and $903m on Nov 3, 2026 for FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF.

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At a glance

11.6%

QRMI cash paid, 1 year

9.7%

SDVD cash paid, 1 year

+3.7%

QRMI total return, 1 year

+18.9%

SDVD 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.

SDVD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD

+18.9%

SDVY

+17.5%

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

9.7% of it arrived as cash

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SDVY

+17.5%

SDVD

+18.9%

9.7% cash

1.4 pts ahead of SDVY

9.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. SDVD over 1 year: paid 9.7%, price +8.6%, total +18.9%, SDVY +17.5%, +1.4 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QRMI costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.2 points; SDVD is far larger, $879m against $15m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QRMI vs SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QRMI	SDVD
Paid and earned
Measure	QRMI	SDVD
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	+18.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 8.1%	rose 8.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	22% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QRMI	SDVD
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF, measured through SDVY
Cost and size
Measure	QRMI	SDVD
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.85%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$15m	$879m
Holdings
Measure	QRMI	SDVD
Holdings in common	0%

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

IQ Income Score27.2QRMI84.7SDVD

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

QRMI 27.2

SDVD 84.7

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

By the books each fund has filed, QRMI and SDVD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QRMI SDVD

Only in one fund ↓

Only in QRMI

NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.14%

APPLE INC. 7.60%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.78%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.90%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.29%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.60%

ALPHABET INC. 3.48%

ALPHABET INC. 3.26%

Only in SDVD

The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. 1.09%

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated 1.06%

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 1.06%

Veralto Corporation 1.05%

Assurant, Inc. 1.02%

Interparfums, Inc. 1.02%

National HealthCare Corporation 1.02%

VeriSign, Inc. 1.02%

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Side by side

QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly SDVD FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF · Writes calls on the Russell 2000, investing in the Nasdaq US Small-Mid Cap Rising Dividend Achievers Index, paying monthly

Issuer Global X First Trust

Strategy option income dividend stocks with call overlay

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.2% 8.2%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.85%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.6% 9.7%

Price change, 1 year −8.1% +8.6%

Total return, 1 year +3.7% +18.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +17.5%

Ahead or behind −8.6 pts +1.4 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 22%

Age 5.2 years 3.2 years

Net assets, QRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 and SDVD as of Nov 3, 2026 $15m $903m

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 SDVD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QRMI	SDVD	QRMI	SDVD	QRMI	SDVD
3 months	−0.1%	−2.3%	3.0%	2.0%	+3.4 pts	+0.5 pts
6 months	+1.0%	+3.3%	5.9%	4.1%	+1.3 pts	+0.9 pts
1 year	+3.7%	+18.9%	11.6%	9.7%	−8.6 pts	+1.4 pts
3 years	+25.7%	+60.8%	35.0%	31.3%	−65.7 pts	+1.0 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QRMI Aug 2021 · SDVD Aug 2023	+8.5%	+53.9%	42.0%	31.3%	−83.2 pts	+1.9 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.

SDVD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SDVD paid 9.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +18.9%. First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) returned +17.5% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.4 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 8.2%, paid monthly. First Trust estimates that 22% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QRMI or SDVD?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting price in cash and SDVD paid 9.7%, so QRMI 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 SDVD?: With every distribution reinvested, QRMI returned +3.7% and SDVD +18.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QRMI or SDVD?: QRMI charges 0.60% a year and SDVD charges 0.85%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers ETF (SDVY) →QRMI on its own →SDVD on its own →QRMI dividend history →QRMI holdings →SDVD dividend history →SDVD holdings →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 ↗

SDVD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDVD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SDVD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

First Trust page for SDVD ↗

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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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