Data as of .
QRMI vs YSPC: which paid, and which earned it?
QRMI and YSPC both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QRMI and YSPC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QRMI | Only in YSPC |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORP 8.49% | United States Treasury Bill 07/08/2027 43.24% |
| APPLE INC 7.78% | United States Treasury Bill 02/18/2027 34.02% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 5.81% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 16.09% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.02% | SPCX 10/16/2026 150.01 C 6.39% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.33% | First American Government Obligations Fund 12/01/2031 5.82% |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.00% | SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 162.500 0.62% |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.25% | SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 157.500 0.07% |
| META PLATFORMS INC 3.13% | SPACE EX CLL OPT 09/26 152.500 -0.15% |
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
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QRMI | YSPC | QRMI | YSPC | QRMI | YSPC | |
| 3 months | +0.6% | not published | 3.0% | not published | +3.1 pts | not published |
| 6 months | +7.3% | not published | 6.1% | not published | −17.0 pts | not published |
| 1 year | +8.5% | not published | 11.8% | not published | −13.3 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +26.7% | not published | 33.5% | not published | −71.5 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +10.4% | +6.4% | 40.8% | 10.9% | −89.1 pts | +5.3 pts |
| QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF Option income on QQQ, paying monthly | YSPC YieldMax(R) [SpaceX] Option Income Strategy ETF Synthetic covered call on SPY, paying weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Global X | YieldMax |
| Strategy | option income | synthetic covered call |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) | S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy |
| Pays | monthly | weekly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 12.0% | 63.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.60% | 1.01% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 11.8% | 10.9% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −3.8% | −5.3% |
| Total return, 1 year | +8.5% | +6.4% (since launch on Jul 15, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +1.2% |
| Ahead or behind | −13.3 pts | +5.3 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | 100% | 0% |
| Age | 1849 days | 65 days |
| Net assets | $15m | $32m |
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).
YSPC in plain words
Over the period since launch on Jul 15, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, YSPC paid 10.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 5.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.4%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as the proxy returned +1.2% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 63.0%, paid weekly. YieldMax estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Sep 18, 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 YSPC?
- QRMI charges 0.60% a year and YSPC charges 1.01%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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