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CVRD vs KIQQ: which paid, and which earned it?

CVRD and KIQQ both write options for income.

Madison Covered Call ETF and KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

7.4%CVRD cash paid, 1 year
5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
+5.6%CVRD total return, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
CVRD11 pts behind SPY · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+16.6%CVRD+5.6%7.4% of it arrived as cash11 pts behind SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+16.6%CVRD+5.6%11 pts behind SPY
KIQQ9.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%5.8% of it arrived as cash9.9 pts behind QQQTotal return, distributions reinvestedQQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%9.9 pts behind QQQ

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CVRD and KIQQ hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CVRD and KIQQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCVRDKIQQ
Amazon.com Inc4.06%4.50%
Microsoft Corp3.88%6.17%
Broadcom Inc3.57%2.76%
Meta Platforms Inc2.66%3.31%
Palo Alto Networks Inc4.84%1.38%
QUALCOMM Inc2.04%0.89%
PepsiCo Inc3.07%0.84%
T-Mobile US Inc2.85%0.82%
Adobe Inc2.84%0.49%
Comcast Corp2.35%0.38%
Synopsys Inc2.53%0.35%
Honeywell International Inc1.48%0.31%
Only in each
Only in CVRDOnly in KIQQ
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 4.58%+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%
Danaher Corp 4.32%NVIDIA CORP 8.90%
Agilent Technologies Inc 3.98%APPLE INC 8.20%
Visa Inc 3.68%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14%
Union Pacific Corp 3.17%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21%
Blackrock Inc 3.03%ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40%
American Tower Corp 2.99%TESLA INC 3.19%
Lowe's Cos Inc 2.99%ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

CVRD and KIQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
CVRDKIQQCVRDKIQQCVRDKIQQ
3 months+4.0%−3.2%1.7%1.9%+1.7 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+5.7%+11.9%3.3%4.5%−12.3 pts−12.3 pts
1 year+5.6%not published7.4%not published−11.0 ptsnot published
3 years+19.5%not published25.9%not published−58.9 ptsnot published
Since launch+21.1%+6.0%26.3%5.8%−59.8 pts−9.9 pts
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CVRD and KIQQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CVRD
Madison Covered Call ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying quarterly
KIQQ
KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF
Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerMadisonKraneShares
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysquarterlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.5%6.3%
Expense ratio0.92%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year7.4%5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year−2.2%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+5.6%+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+16.6%+15.9%
Ahead or behind−11.0 pts−9.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age1123 days254 days
Net assets$32m$3m

CVRD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, CVRD paid 7.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 2.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +5.6%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 11.0 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.5%, paid quarterly.

KIQQ in plain words

Over the period since launch on Jan 7, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, KIQQ paid 5.8% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 0.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +6.0%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +15.9% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CVRD or KIQQ?
CVRD charges 0.92% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so KIQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CVRD against KIQQ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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