Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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QVOL vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $49m on Aug 31, 2026 for Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF, and $62m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF.

At a glance
6.4%
QVOL cash paid, since launch, May 12, 2026
11.9%
XRMI cash paid, 1 year
−7.8%
QVOL total return, since launch, May 12, 2026
+8.7%
XRMI total return, 1 year
QVOL · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 7 pts behind ONEQ
QVOL
−7.8%
ONEQ
−0.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

7 pts behind ONEQ

QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

ONEQ

−0.8%

QVOL

−7.8%

7 pts behind ONEQ

6.4% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QVOL since launch: paid 6.4%, price −13.6%, total −7.8%, ONEQ −0.8%, −7.0 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
XRMI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 6.1 pts behind SPY
XRMI
+8.7%
SPY
+14.8%

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

11.9% of it arrived as cash

6.1 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

6.1 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XRMI

+8.7%

6.1 pts behind SPY

11.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.9%, price −3.8%, total +8.7%, SPY +14.8%, −6.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

XRMI costs 0.22 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QVOL vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQVOLXRMI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+8.7%
Price changefell 13.6% (since May 12, 2026)fell 3.8% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate95% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkFidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF, measured through ONEQS&P 500, measured through SPY
Against its benchmark, same daysbehind by 7.0 ptsbehind by 6.1 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.82%0.60%
Net assets, QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 and XRMI as of Oct 12, 2026$49m$62m
Holdings
Holdings in common32%

Method

Risk and return

May 22, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026 · 23 weekly returns
QVOL XRMI
Return
Total return edge XRMI −8.8% +3.9%
Price return edge XRMI −14.4% −1.1%
Risk
Max drawdown edge XRMI −13.9% −1.4%
Reading

From May 2026 to Oct 2026, XRMI returned more: +3.9% to −8.8%. XRMI fell less at its worst: −1.4% to −13.9%.

Full scorecard

3 measures, with how each is measured
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Risk and return: QVOL vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQVOLXRMIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return−8.8%+3.9%XRMIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Price return−14.4%−1.1%XRMIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Max drawdown−13.9%−1.4%XRMIDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 23 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

32%

By the books each fund has filed, QVOL and XRMI hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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32% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QVOL XRMI
Apple Inc 4.21% 7.12%
Amazon.com Inc 3.90% 4.17%
Alphabet Inc 6.17% 3.28%
Broadcom Inc 6.42% 2.89%
Microsoft Corp 2.31% 5.42%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.33% 1.92%
Micron Technology Inc 4.19% 1.46%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 4.03% 1.22%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.98% 0.72%
Intel Corp 2.38% 0.67%
Applied Materials Inc 2.19% 0.63%
Lam Research Corp 1.61% 0.58%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in QVOL
CoreWeave Inc 2.00%
ASML Holding NV 1.26%
MercadoLibre Inc 1.25%
PDD Holdings Inc 0.95%
Seagate Technology Holdings PL 0.82%
Nebius Group NV 0.45%
SPACEX 0.38%
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc 0.23%
Only in XRMI
ALPHABET INC. 2.64%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.48%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.47%
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.42%
TESLA, INC. 1.37%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION 1.01%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.97%
VISA INC. 0.95%
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Side by side

QVOL Infrastructure Capital Nasdaq Option Income ETF · Option income on ONEQ, paying monthly XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 15.3% 10.6%
Expense ratio 0.82% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 6.4% (since launch, May 12, 2026) 11.9%
Price change, 1 year −13.6% (since launch, May 12, 2026) −3.8%
Total return, 1 year −7.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +8.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year −0.8% (since launch, May 12, 2026) +14.8%
Ahead or behind −7.0 pts (since launch, May 12, 2026) −6.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate not published 95%
Age 176 days 5.2 years
Net assets, QVOL as of Aug 31, 2026 and XRMI as of Oct 12, 2026 $49m $62m

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: QVOL vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQVOLXRMIQVOLXRMIQVOLXRMI
3 months−12.2%+1.6%3.2%2.9%−10.0 pts+1.8 pts
6 months–+5.4%–6.0%–+0.4 pts
1 year–+8.7%–11.9%–−6.1 pts
3 years–+30.8%–35.1%–−52.2 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QVOL May 2026 · XRMI Aug 2021−7.8%+17.6%6.4%45.0%−7.0 pts−66.7 pts

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About each fund
QVOL

Over the period from its first trade on May 12, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, QVOL paid 6.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 13.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned −7.8%. Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF (ONEQ) returned −0.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 7.0 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 15.3%, paid monthly.

XRMI

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 3.8%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +8.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.6%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 95% 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.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, QVOL or XRMI?
QVOL charges 0.82% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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