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QRMI vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

QRMI and VAIE both write options for income. Net assets: $15m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF, and $67m on Oct 19, 2026 for VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF.

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QRMI costs 0.14 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QRMI vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
QRMIVAIE
Expense ratio0.60%0.74%
Net assets, QRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026$15m$67m
Total return, 1 year+5.5%not published
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQnot published
Holdings in commonnot published
Price changefell 6.5% (1 year)fell 3.6% (since May 12, 2026)
Return of capital, issuer estimate100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
11.7%
QRMI cash paid, 1 year
6.8%
VAIE cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
+5.5%
QRMI total return, 1 year
+3.3%
VAIE total return, since launch, May 12, 2026

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QRMI · 1 year to Oct 20, 202612.4 pts behind QQQ
QRMI
+5.5%
QQQ
+17.9%

12.4 pts behind QQQ

QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price −6.5%, total +5.5%, QQQ +17.9%, −12.4 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

QQQ

+17.9%

QRMI

+5.5%

11.7% as cash

12.4 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

12.4 pts behind QQQ

QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price −6.5%, total +5.5%, QQQ +17.9%, −12.4 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

QQQ

+17.9%

QRMI

+5.5%

12.4 pts behind QQQ

11.7% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QRMI over 1 year: paid 11.7%, price −6.5%, total +5.5%, QQQ +17.9%, −12.4 pts. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE · since launch to Oct 20, 2026Not measured
VAIE
+3.3%
none

Not measured

VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE

+3.3%

6.8% as cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

VAIE

+3.3%

6.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. VAIE since launch: paid 6.8%, price −3.6%, total +3.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Figures to Oct 20, 2026.

Performance, window by window

Performance, window by window: QRMI vs VAIE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQRMIVAIEQRMIVAIEQRMIVAIE
3 months+2.0%+2.5%3.0%4.1%+0.7 ptsnot measured
6 months+3.9%–6.0%–−7.7 pts–
1 year+5.5%–11.7%–−12.4 pts–
3 years+29.0%–36.1%–−76.8 pts–
Since launch
Not the same days: QRMI Aug 2021 · VAIE May 2026
+9.9%+3.3%42.0%6.8%−88.8 ptsnot measured

Source: ETFIQ. – means no data for this window, usually because the fund is younger than it. Open this comparison in the app →

On the same fields

QRMI
Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
VAIE
VegaShares US Equity Autocallable Income ETF · Autocallable, paying weekly
Issuer Global X VegaShares
Strategy option income autocallable
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) none
Pays monthly weekly
Payout rate, annualized 12.0% 16.8%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.74%
Cash paid, 1 year 11.7% 6.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Price change, 1 year −6.5% −3.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Total return, 1 year +5.5% +3.3% (since launch, May 12, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year +17.9% not published
Ahead or behind −12.4 pts not available
Return of capital, latest estimate 100% not published
Age 5.1 years 161 days
Net assets, QRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 and VAIE as of Oct 19, 2026 $15m $67m

As of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid is what the fund distributed over the window, as a share of its price at the start. Payout rate is its latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

About QRMI

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026, QRMI paid 11.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 6.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.5%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 12.4 pts. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 12.0%, 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.

About VAIE

Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, VAIE paid 6.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +3.3%. At its price on Oct 20, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 16.8%, paid weekly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QRMI or VAIE?
QRMI charges 0.60% a year and VAIE charges 0.74%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
QRMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗QRMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗QRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗Global X page for QRMI ↗VAIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VAIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VegaShares page for VAIE ↗

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How this is computed

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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