Data as of .
QRMI vs XDTE: which paid, and which earned it?
Over the year XDTE paid 26.5% of its price in cash against QRMI’s 11.8%, and returned more with it reinvested.
ETFIQ Return Stability Score: XDTE scores higher
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A percentile among the 173 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All income ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QRMI and XDTE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QRMI | Only in XDTE |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 8.49% | SPX 03/19/2027 678.8 C 66.30% |
| APPLE INC 7.78% | SPX 06/11/2027 678.8 C 24.62% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.81% | Roundhill Weekly T-Bill ETF 7.23% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.02% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 1.84% |
| 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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QRMI | XDTE | QRMI | XDTE | QRMI | XDTE | |
| 3 months | +0.6% | +2.5% | 3.0% | 5.1% | +3.1 pts | +0.3 pts |
| 6 months | +7.3% | +14.9% | 6.1% | 10.6% | −17.0 pts | −3.1 pts |
| 1 year | +8.5% | +15.6% | 11.8% | 26.5% | −13.3 pts | −1.0 pts |
| 3 years | +26.7% | not published | 33.5% | not published | −71.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +10.4% | +45.9% | 40.8% | 59.5% | −89.1 pts | −6.9 pts |
| QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | XDTE Roundhill S&P 500 0DTE Covered Call Strategy ETF 0DTE covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | Roundhill |
| Strategy | option income | 0DTE covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.0% | 15.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 0.97% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.8% | 26.5% |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.8% | −13.4% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.5% | +15.6% |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +16.6% |
| Ahead or behind | −13.3 pts | −1.0 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | not published |
| Age | 1849 days | 925 days |
| Net assets | $15m | $336m |
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).
XDTE in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, XDTE paid 26.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.6%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.2%, paid weekly.
Questions people ask
- Which paid more, QRMI or XDTE?
- Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, QRMI paid 11.8% of its starting price in cash and XDTE paid 26.5%, so XDTE 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 XDTE?
- With every distribution reinvested, QRMI returned +8.5% and XDTE returned +15.6% over the year to Sep 18, 2026, so XDTE returned more.
- Which is cheaper, QRMI or XDTE?
- QRMI charges 0.60% a year and XDTE charges 0.97%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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