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VOOY vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Net assets: $62m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF, beside XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF.

At a glance
1.5%
VOOY cash paid, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
11.9%
XRMI cash paid, 1 year
+0.3%
VOOY total return, since launch, Sep 2, 2026
+8.7%
XRMI total return, 1 year
VOOY · since launch to Nov 4, 2026 Not measured
VOOY
+0.3%
none

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

Total return, distributions reinvested

Not measured

VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

VOOY

+0.3%

1.5% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. VOOY since launch: paid 1.5%, price −1.2%, total +0.3%, not measured against a benchmark. 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%

11.9% cash

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 0.15 points a year less.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

VOOY vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureVOOYXRMI
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 yearnot published+8.7%
Price changefell 1.2% (since Sep 2, 2026)fell 3.8% (1 year)
Return of capital, issuer estimate26% of the Oct 7, 2026 payment95% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
Benchmarknot publishedS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.75%0.60%
Net assetsnot read by ETFIQ$62m
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published

Method

Side by side

VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF · Option income XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly
Strategy option income option income
Benchmark none S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays not established monthly
Payout rate, annualized 9.1% 10.6%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 1.5% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) 11.9%
Price change, 1 year −1.2% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) −3.8%
Total return, 1 year +0.3% (since launch, Sep 2, 2026) +8.7%
Benchmark return, 1 year not published +14.8%
Ahead or behind not available −6.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 26% 95%
Age 63 days 5.2 years
Net assets not read by ETFIQ $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: VOOY vs XRMI: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowVOOYXRMIVOOYXRMIVOOYXRMI
3 months–+1.6%–2.9%–+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: VOOY Sep 2026 · XRMI Aug 2021+0.3%+17.6%1.5%45.0%not measured−66.7 pts

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About each fund
VOOY

Over the period from its first trade on Sep 2, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, VOOY paid 1.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 1.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +0.3%. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid periodically. XFUNDS estimates that 26% of the distribution paid Oct 7, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

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).

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Which is cheaper, VOOY or XRMI?
VOOY charges 0.75% a year and XRMI charges 0.60%, so XRMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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