Which paid more, QRMI or YYY?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?

With every distribution reinvested, QRMI returned +3.7% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QRMI or YYY?

QRMI charges 0.60% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Income ETFs

QRMI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its price in cash against QRMI’s 11.6%, though QRMI 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 $674m on Nov 3, 2026 for Amplify CEF High Income ETF.

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At a glance

11.6%

QRMI cash paid, 1 year

12.4%

YYY cash paid, 1 year

+3.7%

QRMI total return, 1 year

+1.9%

YYY 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.

YYY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured

YYY

+1.9%

none

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% cash

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

YYY

+1.9%

12.4% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YYY over 1 year: paid 12.4%, price −10.3%, total +1.9%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QRMI costs 2.63 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; YYY is far larger, $657m against $15m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QRMI vs YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QRMI	YYY
Paid and earned
Measure	QRMI	YYY
Total return, 1 year	+3.7%	+1.9%
Price change, 1 year	fell 8.1%	fell 10.3%
Return of capital, issuer estimate	100% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment	18% of the Oct 30, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QRMI	YYY
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	its own holdings
Cost and size
Measure	QRMI	YYY
Expense ratio	0.60%	3.23%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$15m	$657m
Holdings
Measure	QRMI	YYY
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, QRMI and YYY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QRMI YYY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in QRMI

NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.14%

APPLE INC. 7.60%

MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.78%

AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.90%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4.29%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 3.60%

ALPHABET INC. 3.48%

ALPHABET INC. 3.26%

Only in YYY

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund 3.64%

Guggenheim Strategic Opportunities Fund 3.31%

Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund/Closed-end Fund 3.31%

BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust 3.30%

PIMCO High Income Fund 3.06%

Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corp 3.04%

Nuveen Credit Strategies Income Fund 2.70%

abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund 2.66%

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Side by side

QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying monthly YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF · Income from closed-end funds on its own holdings, paying monthly

Issuer Global X Amplify

Strategy option income income from closed-end funds

Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) YYY's own holdings (from its holdings of Nov 3, 2026)

Pays monthly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 12.2% 13.8%

Expense ratio 0.60% 3.23%

Cash paid, 1 year 11.6% 12.4%

Price change, 1 year −8.1% −10.3%

Total return, 1 year +3.7% +1.9%

Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% not published

Ahead or behind −8.6 pts not available

Return of capital, latest estimate 100% 18%

Age 5.2 years 14.4 years

Net assets, QRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 and YYY as of Nov 3, 2026 $15m $674m

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 YYY: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QRMI	YYY	QRMI	YYY	QRMI	YYY
3 months	−0.1%	−4.9%	3.0%	3.2%	+3.4 pts	not measured
6 months	+1.0%	−4.1%	5.9%	6.2%	+1.3 pts	not measured
1 year	+3.7%	+1.9%	11.6%	12.4%	−8.6 pts	not measured
3 years	+25.7%	+35.2%	35.0%	38.6%	−65.7 pts	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: QRMI Aug 2021 · YYY Jun 2012	+8.5%	+114.4%	42.0%	113.6%	−83.2 pts	not measured

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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.

YYY

No 1-year comparison: a quarter's holdings filing is missing from the year.

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YYY paid 12.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.3%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +1.9%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 13.8%, paid monthly. Amplify estimates that 18% of the distribution paid Oct 30, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QRMI or YYY?: Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QRMI paid 11.6% of its starting price in cash and YYY paid 12.4%, so YYY 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 YYY?: With every distribution reinvested, QRMI returned +3.7% and YYY +1.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QRMI or YYY?: QRMI charges 0.60% a year and YYY charges 3.23%, so QRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →All income ETFs ranked by the Distribution Coverage Score →How the scores are computed →QRMI on its own →YYY on its own →QRMI dividend history →QRMI holdings →YYY dividend history →YYY 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 ↗

YYY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

YYY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

YYY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Amplify page for YYY ↗

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How this is computed

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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