Which paid more, QRMI or XYLD?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 10.7%, 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 XYLD?

With every distribution reinvested, QRMI returned +3.7% and XYLD +15.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QRMI or XYLD?

QRMI and XYLD both charge 0.60% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QRMI vs XYLD: 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 XYLD’s 10.7%, though XYLD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $15m for Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF and $3.4bn for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF.

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At a glance

11.6%

QRMI cash paid, 1 year

10.7%

XYLD cash paid, 1 year

+3.7%

QRMI total return, 1 year

+15.9%

XYLD 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.

XYLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD

+15.9%

SPY

+14.8%

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLD

+15.9%

10.7% of it arrived as cash

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLD

+15.9%

10.7% cash

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

10.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.60% a year; their one-year returns differ by 12.2 points; XYLD is far larger, $3.4bn against $15m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QRMI vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QRMI	XYLD
Paid and earned
Measure	QRMI	XYLD
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	+15.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 8.1%	rose 4.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QRMI	XYLD
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	QRMI	XYLD
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$15m	$3.4bn
Holdings
Measure	QRMI	XYLD
Holdings in common	54%

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

IQ Income Score27.2QRMI77.5XYLD

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

XYLD 77.5

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

54%

By the books each fund has filed, QRMI and XYLD hold 54% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

54% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QRMI XYLD

NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.14% 7.64%

APPLE INC. 7.60% 7.13%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.78% 5.42%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.90% 4.18%

ALPHABET INC. 3.48% 3.28%

BROADCOM INC. 3.10% 2.90%

ALPHABET INC. 3.26% 2.65%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.77% 1.92%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.29% 1.46%

TESLA, INC. 2.60% 1.38%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.60% 1.22%

WALMART INC. 2.51% 0.77%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in QRMI

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0.97%

ASML Holding N.V. 0.72%

SHOPIFY INC. 0.67%

ARM Holdings PLC 0.49%

MercadoLibre, Inc. 0.46%

PDD Holdings Inc. 0.28%

Astera Labs Inc 0.24%

COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC 0.22%

Only in XYLD

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.48%

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.47%

ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.43%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 1.01%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.97%

VISA INC. 0.95%

MASTERCARD INCORPORATED 0.72%

ABBVIE INC. 0.70%

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Side by side

QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer Global X Global X

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) S&P 500 (SPY)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.2% 9.1%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.6% 10.7%

Price change, 1 year −8.1% +4.4%

Total return, 1 year +3.7% +15.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −8.6 pts +1.1 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 93%

Age 5.2 years 13.4 years

Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 $15m $3.4bn

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 XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QRMI	XYLD	QRMI	XYLD	QRMI	XYLD
3 months	−0.1%	+2.4%	3.0%	2.2%	+3.4 pts	+2.6 pts
6 months	+1.0%	+7.9%	5.9%	5.1%	+1.3 pts	+2.9 pts
1 year	+3.7%	+15.9%	11.6%	10.7%	−8.6 pts	+1.1 pts
3 years	+25.7%	+48.4%	35.0%	34.0%	−65.7 pts	−34.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QRMI Aug 2021 · XYLD Jun 2013	+8.5%	+194.8%	42.0%	114.5%	−83.2 pts	−316.0 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.

XYLD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLD paid 10.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QRMI or XYLD?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 10.7%, 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 XYLD?: With every distribution reinvested, QRMI returned +3.7% and XYLD +15.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QRMI or XYLD?: QRMI and XYLD both charge 0.60% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

QRMI and XYLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QRMI and XYLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for QRMI ↗

XYLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XYLD ↗

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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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