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XRMI vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its price in cash against XYLD’s 10.7%, though XYLD returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $62m for Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF and $3.4bn for Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF.

XRMI on its own →XYLD on its own →
At a glance
11.9%
XRMI cash paid, 1 year
10.7%
XYLD cash paid, 1 year
+8.7%
XRMI total return, 1 year
+15.9%
XYLD total return, 1 year
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. Total return, distributions reinvested. 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.
XYLD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 1.1 pts ahead of SPY
XYLD
+15.9%
SPY
+14.8%

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLD

+15.9%

10.7% of it arrived as cash

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

Total return, distributions reinvested

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

SPY

+14.8%

XYLD

+15.9%

10.7% cash

1.1 pts ahead of SPY

10.7% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. XYLD over 1 year: paid 10.7%, price +4.4%, total +15.9%, SPY +14.8%, +1.1 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.60% a year; their one-year returns differ by 7.2 points; XYLD is far larger, $3.4bn against $62m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

XRMI vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureXRMIXYLD
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+8.7%+15.9%
Price change, 1 yearfell 3.8%rose 4.4%
Return of capital, issuer estimate95% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment93% of the Sep 24, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkS&P 500, measured through SPYS&P 500, measured through SPY
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.60%0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$62m$3.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common100%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · XYLD scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score45.2XRMI77.5XYLD

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

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

What they share

100%

By the books each fund has filed, XRMI and XYLD hold 100% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

100% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first XRMI XYLD
NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.63% 7.64%
APPLE INC. 7.12% 7.13%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.42% 5.42%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 4.17% 4.18%
ALPHABET INC. 3.28% 3.28%
BROADCOM INC. 2.89% 2.90%
ALPHABET INC. 2.64% 2.65%
META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.92% 1.92%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.48% 1.48%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.47% 1.47%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1.46% 1.46%
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 1.42% 1.43%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in XRMI
Only in XYLD
Global X US 500 ETF 0.11%
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Side by side

XRMI Global X S&P 500 Risk Managed Income ETF · Option income on SPY, paying monthly XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF · Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
Issuer Global X Global X
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark S&P 500 (SPY) S&P 500 (SPY)
Pays monthly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 10.6% 9.1%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.60%
Cash paid, 1 year 11.9% 10.7%
Price change, 1 year −3.8% +4.4%
Total return, 1 year +8.7% +15.9%
Benchmark return, 1 year +14.8% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −6.1 pts +1.1 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 95% 93%
Age 5.2 years 13.4 years
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 $62m $3.4bn

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: XRMI vs XYLD: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowXRMIXYLDXRMIXYLDXRMIXYLD
3 months+1.6%+2.4%2.9%2.2%+1.8 pts+2.6 pts
6 months+5.4%+7.9%6.0%5.1%+0.4 pts+2.9 pts
1 year+8.7%+15.9%11.9%10.7%−6.1 pts+1.1 pts
3 years+30.8%+48.4%35.1%34.0%−52.2 pts−34.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: XRMI Aug 2021 · XYLD Jun 2013+17.6%+194.8%45.0%114.5%−66.7 pts−316.0 pts

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About each fund
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.

XYLD

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XYLD paid 10.7% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 4.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.9%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 1.1 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.1%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Sep 24, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, XRMI or XYLD?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, XRMI paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash and XYLD paid 10.7%, so XRMI paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, XRMI or XYLD?
With every distribution reinvested, XRMI returned +8.7% and XYLD +15.9% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, XRMI or XYLD?
XRMI and XYLD both charge 0.60% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Sources and dates
XRMI and XYLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
XRMI and XYLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
XRMI 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Global X page for XRMI ↗
XYLD 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Global X page for XYLD ↗

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How this is computed

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

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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