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

QRMI and XQQI both write options for income.

Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF and NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF.

11.8%QRMI cash paid, 1 year
13.7%XQQI cash paid, 1 year
+8.5%QRMI total return, 1 year
+14.3%XQQI 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
XQQI2.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% of it arrived as cash2.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+17.3%XQQI+14.3%13.7% cash2.9 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QRMI and XQQI hold 99% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions QRMI and XQQI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingQRMIXQQI
NVIDIA CORP8.49%8.70%
APPLE INC7.78%7.91%
MICROSOFT CORP5.81%5.94%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC5.02%5.12%
AMAZON.COM INC4.33%4.39%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES4.00%4.08%
ALPHABET INC-CL A3.25%3.28%
META PLATFORMS INC3.13%3.27%
ALPHABET INC-CL C3.01%3.02%
TESLA INC3.03%3.01%
BROADCOM INC2.69%2.75%
INTEL CORP2.49%2.44%
Only in each
Only in QRMIOnly in XQQI
CASH 1.06%NDX US 10/16/26 C30300 0.43%
NDX US 10/16/26 P28000 0.47%NDX US 10/16/26 C30425 -0.25%
XND US 10/16/26 P280 0.00%NDX US 10/16/26 C29975 -0.47%
XND US 10/16/26 C294 -0.01%NDX US 10/16/26 P30300 -1.42%
OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES -1.00%
NDX US 10/16/26 C29475 -2.26%

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 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

QRMI and XQQI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
QRMIXQQIQRMIXQQIQRMIXQQI
3 months+0.6%−2.7%3.0%4.8%+3.1 pts−0.2 pts
6 months+7.3%+21.8%6.1%11.4%−17.0 pts−2.4 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%+14.3%40.8%13.7%−89.1 pts−2.9 pts
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QRMI and XQQI 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
XQQI
NEOS Boosted Nasdaq-100(R) High Income ETF
Option income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XNEOS
Strategyoption incomeoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized12.0%20.5%
Expense ratio0.60%0.98%
Cash paid, 1 year11.8%13.7% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−3.8%−0.3%
Total return, 1 year+8.5%+14.3% (since launch on Feb 3, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+21.8%+17.3%
Ahead or behind−13.3 pts−2.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate100%100%
Age1849 days227 days
Net assets$15m$351m

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).

XQQI in plain words

Over the period since launch on Feb 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, XQQI paid 13.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +14.3%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +17.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 2.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 20.5%, paid monthly. NEOS estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Jul 10, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QRMI or XQQI?
QRMI charges 0.60% a year and XQQI charges 0.98%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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QRMI against XQQI, 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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