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

QRMI and TPAY both write options for income.

Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF and Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF.

11.8%QRMI cash paid, 1 year
5.8%TPAY cash paid, 1 year
+8.5%QRMI total return, 1 year
+11.0%TPAY 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
TPAY0.8 pts behind SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+11.8%TPAY+11.0%5.8% as cash0.8 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+11.8%TPAY+11.0%0.8 pts behind SPY

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QRMI and TPAY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in QRMIOnly in TPAY
NVIDIA CORP 8.49%SPY 03/12/2027 33.67 C 61.75%
APPLE INC 7.78%SPY 04/16/2027 33.18 C 33.20%
MICROSOFT CORP 5.81%SPYM 03/12/2027 3.33 C 5.05%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.02%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.33%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.00%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.25%
META PLATFORMS INC 3.13%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

QRMI and TPAY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QRMITPAYQRMITPAYQRMITPAY
3 months+0.6%+1.5%3.0%2.4%+3.1 pts−0.8 pts
6 months+7.3%+17.3%6.1%5.3%−17.0 pts−0.7 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%+11.0%40.8%5.8%−89.1 pts−0.8 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
QRMI and TPAY 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
TPAY
Roundhill S&P 500 Target 10 Managed Distribution ETF
Option income on SPY, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XRoundhill
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)S&P 500 (SPY)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.0%9.5%
Expense ratio0.60%0.49%
Cash paid, 1 year11.8%5.8% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−3.8%+4.9%
Total return, 1 year+8.5%+11.0% (since launch on Feb 18, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+11.8%
Ahead or behind−13.3 pts−0.8 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%not published
Age1849 days212 days
Net assets$15m$2m

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).

TPAY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 18, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, TPAY paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +11.0%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +11.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 0.8 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.5%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QRMI or TPAY?
QRMI charges 0.60% a year and TPAY charges 0.49%, so TPAY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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QRMI against TPAY, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, QRMI against TPAY, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/income/qrmi-vs-tpay Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources