Which paid more, QRMI or YLDE?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, 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 YLDE?

With every distribution reinvested, QRMI returned +3.7% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QRMI or YLDE?

QRMI charges 0.60% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QRMI vs YLDE: 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 YLDE’s 7.9%, though YLDE returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets: $15m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF, and $186m on Nov 3, 2026 for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

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At a glance

11.6%

QRMI cash paid, 1 year

7.9%

YLDE cash paid, 1 year

+3.7%

QRMI total return, 1 year

+19.0%

YLDE 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.

YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE

+19.0%

IWV

+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.3 points; YLDE is 11.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QRMI vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QRMI	YLDE
Paid and earned
Measure	QRMI	YLDE
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	+19.0%
Price change, 1 year	fell 8.1%	rose 10.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	67% of the Apr 6, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QRMI	YLDE
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	iShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Measure	QRMI	YLDE
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.48%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$15m	$176m
Holdings
Measure	QRMI	YLDE
Holdings in common	18%

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

IQ Income Score27.2QRMI91.9YLDE

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

YLDE 91.9

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

18%

By the books each fund has filed, QRMI and YLDE hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

18% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QRMI YLDE

ALPHABET INC. 3.48% 3.52%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.14% 2.97%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.78% 2.61%

BROADCOM INC. 3.10% 2.21%

APPLE INC. 7.60% 1.86%

META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.77% 1.59%

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 1.17% 2.23%

T-MOBILE US, INC. 0.87% 1.63%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC. 0.48% 2.00%

COMCAST CORPORATION 0.39% 2.19%

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC. 0.30% 0.61%

OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC. 0.20% 1.38%

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Only in QRMI

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.90%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.29%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.60%

ALPHABET INC. 3.26%

TESLA, INC. 2.60%

WALMART INC. 2.51%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 2.12%

INTEL CORPORATION 2.10%

Only in YLDE

WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.96%

NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%

APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%

UNILEVER PLC 2.58%

PUBLIC STORAGE 2.53%

MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES INC 2.47%

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Side by side

QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly

Issuer Global X Franklin

Strategy option income covered call

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.2% 6.3%

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.48%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.6% 7.9%

Price change, 1 year −8.1% +10.5%

Total return, 1 year +3.7% +19.0%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%

Ahead or behind −8.6 pts +4.2 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 67%

Age 5.2 years 9.5 years

Net assets, QRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 and YLDE as of Nov 3, 2026 $15m $186m

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 YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QRMI	YLDE	QRMI	YLDE	QRMI	YLDE
3 months	−0.1%	+3.2%	3.0%	1.6%	+3.4 pts	+3.6 pts
6 months	+1.0%	+8.6%	5.9%	4.0%	+1.3 pts	+3.7 pts
1 year	+3.7%	+19.0%	11.6%	7.9%	−8.6 pts	+4.2 pts
3 years	+25.7%	+61.5%	35.0%	18.0%	−65.7 pts	−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QRMI Aug 2021 · YLDE May 2017	+8.5%	+197.5%	42.0%	44.5%	−83.2 pts	−52.9 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.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QRMI or YLDE?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, 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 YLDE?: With every distribution reinvested, QRMI returned +3.7% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QRMI or YLDE?: QRMI charges 0.60% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) →QRMI on its own →YLDE on its own →QRMI dividend history →QRMI holdings →YLDE dividend history →YLDE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QRMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QRMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

QRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for QRMI ↗

YLDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YLDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YLDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Franklin website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

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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