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QRMI Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF

Option income on QQQ, paying monthly

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QRMI paid 11.9% in cash and still finished 14.8 points behind QQQ.

Global X · Income ETFs · data as of

Key facts

11.9%Cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price
+8.2%Total return, 1 year
−14.8 ptsAgainst QQQ
99.9%Return of capital, latest payout (Global X estimate)

Method

ETFIQ Return Stability Score

27.0joint 134th of 161

QRMI paid 11.9% in cash. Its price fell 4.2%, so 35% of what you were paid came back out of your own capital.

Was the payout funded by returns, or by your own capital?

Against its benchmark
MLPD −38.1 ptsMDST −30.2 ptsSLTY −29.1 ptsBLOX −27.8 ptsEIPI −27.8 ptsYQQQ −27.6 ptsULTY −23.3 ptsGDXY −22.0 ptsHIGH −20.8 ptsTOPW −18.6 ptsTDVI −18.3 ptsYMAX −18.1 ptsHISF −17.3 ptsACKY −17.2 ptsWEEI −16.9 ptsNDIV −16.6 ptsLQDW −16.2 ptsOARK −15.8 ptsFDND −15.5 ptsTCAL −15.0 ptsSDVD −14.8 ptsLFGY −14.5 ptsSLJY −14.5 ptsSCLZ −14.1 ptsYFYA −13.9 ptsQUSA −13.5 ptsHYGW −13.0 ptsJULH −13.0 ptsXLRI −13.0 ptsMAGY −12.9 ptsYYY −12.7 ptsXLKI −12.6 ptsJULJ −12.4 ptsLJUL −12.4 ptsJANJ −12.3 ptsLJAN −12.3 ptsFGSI −12.2 ptsLOCT −12.1 ptsRNTY −12.1 ptsAIPI −12.0 ptsIWMY −12.0 ptsOCTJ −11.9 ptsHIPS −11.7 ptsJUCY −11.6 ptsXLEI −11.6 ptsAPRJ −11.3 ptsLAPR −11.3 ptsXISE −11.3 ptsXIJN −11.1 ptsCVRD −11.0 ptsJANH −11.0 ptsAPRH −10.9 ptsXBTY −10.7 ptsXIDE −10.7 ptsOCTH −10.6 ptsJEPI −10.3 ptsXIMR −10.1 ptsSRHR −9.7 ptsXRMI −8.7 ptsVEGA −8.3 ptsBUYW −8.2 ptsIAUI −7.9 ptsBAGY −7.7 ptsXV −7.5 ptsKHPI −7.3 ptsYBTC −7.3 ptsFTHI −7.0 ptsYLDE −6.8 ptsIGLD −6.1 ptsQQQI −6.1 ptsRDVI −6.0 ptsSPIN −5.9 ptsFEPI −5.8 ptsIWMW −5.8 ptsTYLG −5.7 ptsBITY −5.6 ptsSPUT −5.4 ptsWTPI −5.2 ptsPAPI −4.7 ptsXLVI −4.7 ptsETCO −4.3 ptsJEPQ −4.1 ptsCAIE −4.0 ptsFTKI −3.9 ptsGPTY −3.7 ptsIQQQ −3.7 ptsGIAX −3.4 ptsBIGY −3.3 ptsISPY −3.1 ptsRYLD −3.1 ptsWEEL −2.9 ptsYMAG −2.9 ptsRDTY −2.6 ptsXLBI −2.5 ptsNBOS −1.8 ptsRYLG −1.8 ptsSPYI −1.7 ptsFTQI −1.6 ptsKNG −1.6 ptsTSPY −1.6 ptsTHTA −1.5 ptsQQQY −1.3 ptsRDTE −1.3 ptsDIVO −1.2 ptsSIXH −1.2 ptsXYLD −1.2 ptsDFII −1.1 ptsGPIQ −1.1 ptsQDTY −1.1 ptsXYLG −1.1 ptsXDTE −0.9 ptsQDTE −0.7 ptsQYLD −0.7 ptsXLII −0.7 ptsXPAY −0.7 ptsEGGY −0.6 ptsJOYT −0.6 ptsSDTY −0.6 ptsWDTE −0.4 ptsBTCC −0.3 ptsQYLG −0.3 ptsGPIX 0.0 ptsDJIA +0.1 ptsDYLG +0.3 ptsIWMI +0.3 ptsKGLD +0.3 ptsXLFI +0.3 ptsIVVW +0.4 ptsLTTI +0.5 ptsLQTI +0.6 ptsPBP +0.6 ptsHYTI +0.9 ptsTDAQ +0.9 ptsCSHI +1.3 ptsBALI +1.4 ptsYETH +1.5 ptsHYBL +1.6 ptsXLUI +1.6 ptsCHPY +1.9 ptsBTCI +2.1 ptsSOXY +2.3 ptsITWO +2.5 ptsDOGG +2.7 ptsCEPI +2.9 ptsXLYI +2.9 ptsYBIT +2.9 ptsTLTP +3.4 ptsDUBS +4.0 ptsSEPI +4.7 ptsXLCI +5.2 ptsIDVO +5.4 ptsTLTW +5.4 ptsBCCC +6.3 ptsOMAH +6.5 ptsIDUB +6.9 ptsXLSI +8.8 ptsUSOY +10.5 ptsBUCK +10.9 ptsKLIP +20.9 ptsNVYY +24.6 ptsQRMI −14.8 ptsQRMI −14.8 pts−38.1 pts+24.6 pts

12.7% of the 161 sit at or below QRMI on this measure.

What happened to the principal
ETCO −75.0%XBTY −74.7%YETH −67.4%YBTC −61.4%BTCC −59.9%YBIT −58.9%BAGY −58.0%SLTY −54.4%ULTY −53.3%NVYY −52.4%BITY −51.9%BCCC −49.4%BTCI −46.9%DFII −44.8%LFGY −43.0%YMAX −41.0%BLOX −38.8%TOPW −36.6%OARK −33.3%KLIP −32.8%GDXY −32.5%YMAG −27.1%YQQQ −26.3%MAGY −25.8%IWMY −23.1%CEPI −21.0%RDTY −19.9%RDTE −19.4%QDTE −18.5%EGGY −15.1%TLTP −14.5%XLYI −14.1%LTTI −13.8%ACKY −13.7%WDTE −13.7%QQQY −13.0%QDTY −12.8%XDTE −12.8%AIPI −12.2%QUSA −11.8%LQTI −10.4%TLTW −10.3%SDTY −9.9%GIAX −9.8%XLUI −9.5%HIGH −9.3%LQDW −9.3%TCAL −9.0%FEPI −8.5%XV −8.4%IGLD −8.1%XLRI −8.0%XLCI −7.9%FDND −7.6%YYY −7.5%XLSI −7.3%RNTY −6.5%HYTI −6.3%GPTY −6.0%OMAH −6.0%XLBI −5.7%HYGW −5.6%IWMW −5.3%HIPS −5.2%XPAY −4.9%HISF −4.7%USOY −4.0%XLFI −3.8%FGSI −3.2%BUCK −2.5%HYBL −2.5%JUCY −2.3%XRMI −2.3%MLPD −1.7%CAIE −1.6%IAUI −1.6%YFYA −1.6%IVVW −1.4%CVRD −1.3%JEPI −1.1%KNG −0.9%XIJN −0.7%JULJ −0.6%WTPI −0.5%CSHI −0.4%JULH −0.3%LJUL −0.2%XISE 0.0%JANH +0.1%JANJ +0.1%LAPR +0.1%LOCT +0.1%LJAN +0.2%OCTJ +0.2%XLII +0.2%APRJ +0.3%OCTH +0.3%XIDE +0.3%XIMR +0.4%APRH +0.5%TSPY +0.6%KHPI +0.7%BIGY +0.8%WEEL +0.9%SRHR +1.0%FTHI +1.1%QQQI +1.5%XLVI +2.1%SPYI +2.6%QYLG +2.8%YLDE +2.8%BUYW +2.9%SDVD +3.0%XYLG +3.4%KGLD +3.8%THTA +3.9%DJIA +4.2%FTKI +4.3%SCLZ +4.4%PAPI +4.5%RYLD +4.7%XLKI +5.0%PBP +5.1%IWMI +5.3%DYLG +5.4%TDAQ +5.9%XYLD +5.9%JEPQ +6.0%SPIN +6.1%NBOS +6.5%SPUT +6.5%RYLG +7.1%GPIX +7.9%FTQI +8.0%DOGG +8.2%ISPY +8.4%QYLD +8.4%DIVO +8.9%MDST +9.3%VEGA +9.4%BALI +9.5%GPIQ +9.8%SLJY +11.0%RDVI +11.7%TDVI +11.7%IQQQ +12.3%SEPI +13.8%XLEI +13.8%SIXH +14.1%ITWO +14.3%EIPI +14.6%JOYT +16.1%IDVO +16.4%DUBS +18.9%WEEI +18.9%IDUB +19.0%TYLG +21.2%NDIV +22.9%CHPY +24.9%SOXY +68.6%QRMI −4.2%QRMI −4.2%−75.0%+68.6%

41.3% of the 161 sit at or below QRMI on this measure.

Weighted evenly, those two positions are what the score combines, across the 161 income ETFs writing on an index or proxy. Neither spread above is the score: a fund can sit further right on one and score lower. A position in this set, not a rating: it moves when the set moves, and it is not a figure to average against another desk's.

What the score is computed from
What it measuresThis fundIts percentileWeight
against its benchmark−14.8 pts12.750%
what happened to the principal−4.2%41.350%

All income ETFs ranked by this score · How it is computed

13th of 16 income ETFs writing on QQQ, by return against it

What a holder got

QRMI against QQQQRMI returned +8.2% with distributions reinvested against +23.0% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), a gap of −14.8 pts. Of that, 11.9% arrived as cash rather than price.+8.2%QRMI total return+23.0%Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)11.9% of it arrived as cash

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QRMI returned +8.2% with distributions reinvested and Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +23.0%, so a holder came out behind it by 14.8 points. The lighter segment is the 11.9% that arrived as cash rather than as price.

Its ten largest equity positions

QRMI top ten by weight, 47.2% of its 105 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. The options the fund writes are not positions of this kind and are not listed. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.
HoldingTickerWeight
NVIDIA CORPNVDA8.44%
APPLE INCAAPL7.80%
MICROSOFT CORPMSFT5.88%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INCMU4.85%
AMAZON.COM INCAMZN4.42%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICESAMD3.72%
ALPHABET INC-CL AGOOGL3.15%
META PLATFORMS INCMETA3.06%
ALPHABET INC-CL CGOOG2.92%
TESLA INCTSLA2.92%

Method

Period by period

QRMI over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowCash paidPriceTotal returnQQQAhead or behind
3 months3.0%−2.1%+0.9%−0.8%+1.6 pts
6 months6.0%−1.8%+4.3%+20.7%−16.4 pts
1 year11.9%−4.2%+8.2%+23.0%−14.8 pts
3 years33.7%−13.6%+24.1%+95.1%−71.0 pts
Since launch40.8%−38.0%+9.7%+97.8%−88.1 pts

Method

When QRMI pays

QRMI pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.1538 a share, which went ex on Aug 24, 2026 and was paid on Aug 27, 2026. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 28 days the ex-date falls near Sep 21, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.

Expected distributions for QRMI. Where the basis is a projection, ETFIQ has carried the fund’s own spacing forward from its last ex-date and held the amount at the last one paid; neither is an issuer statement. Source: ETFIQ.
Ex-datePay dateAmountBasis
Sep 21, 2026Sep 24, 2026$0.1538ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Oct 19, 2026Oct 22, 2026$0.1538ETFIQ projection from the fund’s own cadence
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for QRMI (13, most recent first)
Cash distributions per share for QRMI. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.
Ex-dateAmount
Aug 24, 2026$0.1538
Jul 20, 2026$0.1498
Jun 22, 2026$0.1603
May 18, 2026$0.1536
Apr 20, 2026$0.156
Mar 23, 2026$0.1517
Feb 23, 2026$0.1581
Jan 20, 2026$0.1617
Dec 22, 2025$0.1622
Nov 24, 2025$0.1595
Oct 20, 2025$0.1607
Sep 22, 2025$0.1609
Aug 18, 2025$0.1594

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Method

In plain words

Since it launched on Aug 26, 2021, QRMI has returned +9.7% with distributions reinvested, against +97.8% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), and has paid out 40.8% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays monthly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 12.1%. Global X estimates that 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital. That is the issuer’s own Rule 19a-1 estimate and a tax characterization, made before the fund year closes: it says the payment included money the fund gave back rather than earned, not that the fund is eroding.

QRMI (Global X NASDAQ 100 Risk Managed Income ETF), income ETFs fields as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
Strategyoption income
BenchmarkNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthly
Net assets (the issuer own daily fund list, as of Sep 11, 2026)$15m
Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ)12.1%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 26, 2026)0.60%
Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ)12.4%
LaunchedAug 26, 2021
Return of capital, latest distribution (Global X 19a-1 estimate)99.9%
Paysmonthly
Typical gap between ex-dates28 days
Typical wait from ex-date to payment3 days
Last paid, per share$0.1538 ex Aug 24, 2026
Sum of the last 12 distributions$1.8883

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed

Questions people ask

How much has QRMI paid over the last year?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, QRMI paid 11.9% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 4.2%.
Is QRMI ahead of QQQ?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, QRMI returned +8.2% against +23.0% for Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), so a holder was behind it by 14.8 points.
How often does QRMI pay, and how much?
QRMI pays monthly. The latest distribution annualizes to 12.1% at its price on Sep 11, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
Is the QRMI distribution return of capital?
Global X estimates 100% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was return of capital. That is a tax characterization from the fund's own 19a-1 notice, not a measure of erosion.
When does QRMI next pay a distribution?
QRMI pays monthly. The last distribution went ex on Aug 24, 2026 at $0.1538 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 28 days the ex-date falls near Sep 21, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 3 days.
What does QRMI cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year.

The words on this page

Total return
What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
Cash paid
Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
Ahead or behind
The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
Return of capital
The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
Covered call
Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.

Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.

Where these figures came from

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