Which paid more, QXQ or XRMI?

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.8%, so QXQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.

Which returned more once distributions are counted, QXQ or XRMI?

With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and XRMI +7.7% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.

Which is cheaper, QXQ or XRMI?

QXQ charges 0.98% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 12, 2026.

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QXQ vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap

+4.4 pts

1 year to Nov 12, 2026: QXQ ahead, total return

Fee gap

0.38 pts

A year: QXQ 0.98%, XRMI 0.60%, per filings dated Jan 5, 2026 and Feb 26, 2026

Overlap

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Net flow

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Needs daily flows for both funds

Pair scorecard

XRMI costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QXQ vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Measure	QXQ	XRMI
Paid and earned
Measure	QXQ	XRMI
Total return, 1 year	+12.1%	+7.7%
Price change, 1 year	fell 4.7%	fell 4.6%
Return of capital, issuer estimate		95% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Measure	QXQ	XRMI
Benchmark	Nasdaq-100, measured through QQQ	S&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Measure	QXQ	XRMI
Expense ratio	0.98%	0.60%
Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and XRMI as of Nov 11, 2026	$82m	$63m
Holdings
Measure	QXQ	XRMI
Holdings in common	not published

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

IQ Income Score52QXQ45.3XRMI

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 171 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

QXQ 52

XRMI 45.3

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

Key numbers

15.1%

QXQ cash paid, 1 year

11.8%

XRMI cash paid, 1 year

+12.1%

QXQ total return, 1 year

+7.7%

XRMI total return, 1 year

QXQ · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ

+12.1%

QQQ

+11.3%

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% of it arrived as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

QQQ

+11.3%

QXQ

+12.1%

15.1% as cash

0.8 pts ahead of QQQ

15.1% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QXQ over 1 year: paid 15.1%, price −4.7%, total +12.1%, QQQ +11.3%, +0.8 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

XRMI · 1 year to Nov 12, 2026 4.3 pts behind SPY

XRMI

+7.7%

SPY

+12.0%

4.3 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.8%, price −4.6%, total +7.7%, SPY +12.0%, −4.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

XRMI

+7.7%

11.8% of it arrived as cash

4.3 pts behind SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.3 pts behind SPY

XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.8%, price −4.6%, total +7.7%, SPY +12.0%, −4.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

SPY

+12.0%

XRMI

+7.7%

11.8% cash

4.3 pts behind SPY

11.8% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XRMI over 1 year: paid 11.8%, price −4.6%, total +7.7%, SPY +12.0%, −4.3 pts. Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Data to Nov 12, 2026.

Side by side

QXQ SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF · Covered call on QQQ, paying quarterly XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly

Issuer SGI Global X

Strategy covered call option income

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

Pays quarterly monthly

Payout rate, annualized 1.0% 10.7%

Expense ratio 0.98% 0.60%

Cash paid, 1 year 15.1% 11.8%

Price change, 1 year −4.7% −4.6%

Total return, 1 year +12.1% +7.7%

Benchmark return, 1 year +11.3% +12.0%

Ahead or behind +0.8 pts −4.3 pts

Return of capital, latest estimate not published 95%

Age 2.4 years 5.2 years

Net assets, QXQ as of Aug 31, 2026 and XRMI as of Nov 11, 2026 $82m $63m

As of Nov 12, 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: QXQ vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
	Total return		Cash paid		Against the benchmark
Window	QXQ	XRMI	QXQ	XRMI	QXQ	XRMI
3 months	−5.4%	+0.7%	0.2%	2.9%	+0.5 pts	+3.1 pts
6 months	−3.8%	+4.5%	0.5%	6.0%	+0.4 pts	+2.7 pts
1 year	+12.1%	+7.7%	15.1%	11.8%	+0.8 pts	−4.3 pts
3 years	–	+30.1%	–	35.2%	–	−48.3 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QXQ Jun 2024 · XRMI Aug 2021	+47.7%	+16.9%	22.8%	45.0%	+2.2 pts	−65.1 pts

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About each fund

QXQ

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.7%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +12.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +11.3% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 1.0%, paid quarterly.

XRMI

Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, XRMI paid 11.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 4.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +7.7%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +12.0% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 4.3 pts. At its price on Nov 12, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 10.7%, 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 paid more, QXQ or XRMI?: Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, QXQ paid 15.1% of its starting price in cash and XRMI paid 11.8%, so QXQ paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, QXQ or XRMI?: With every distribution reinvested, QXQ returned +12.1% and XRMI +7.7% over the year to Nov 12, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QXQ or XRMI?: QXQ charges 0.98% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →S&P 500 (SPY) →QXQ on its own →XRMI on its own →QXQ dividend history →XRMI dividend history →XRMI holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

QXQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QXQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

SGI website ↗

XRMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XRMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

XRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗

Global X page for XRMI ↗

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How this is computed

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

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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Net assets: $82m on Aug 31, 2026 for SGI Enhanced Nasdaq-100 ETF, and $63m on Nov 11, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF.

QXQ on its own →XRMI on its own →

Growth of 100

QXQ and XRMI

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

QXQ +12.1%XRMI +7.7%

Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

QXQ +12.1%, XRMI +7.7%: QXQ +4.4 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.