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

DJIA and KIQQ both write options for income.

Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF and KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

10.5%DJIA cash paid, 1 year
5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
+13.7%DJIA total return, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
DJIAAbout even with DIA · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
DIA+13.5%DJIA+13.7%10.5% of it arrived as cashabout even with DIATotal return, distributions reinvestedDIA+13.5%DJIA+13.7%10.5% cashabout even with DIA
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, DJIA and KIQQ hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DJIA and KIQQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDJIAKIQQ
MICROSOFT CORP5.74%6.17%
APPLE INC3.91%8.20%
ALPHABET INC-CL A4.06%3.40%
AMAZON.COM INC2.95%4.50%
NVIDIA CORP2.58%8.90%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC1.27%2.00%
WALMART INC1.24%2.37%
AMGEN INC4.48%0.95%
CASH0.49%0.37%
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC2.40%0.31%
Only in each
Only in DJIAOnly in KIQQ
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 10.95%+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%
CATERPILLAR INC 9.40%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14%
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.38%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21%
TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.36%META PLATFORMS INC 3.31%
VISA INC-CLASS A SHARES 4.28%TESLA INC 3.19%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.07%ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15%
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO/THE 3.73%SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07%
AMERICAN EXPRESS CO 3.62%BROADCOM INC 2.76%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DJIA and KIQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DJIAKIQQDJIAKIQQDJIAKIQQ
3 months+3.8%−3.2%1.7%1.9%+3.4 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+11.3%+11.9%4.1%4.5%−2.7 pts−12.3 pts
1 year+13.7%not published10.5%not published+0.2 ptsnot published
3 years+36.8%not published29.3%not published−20.1 ptsnot published
Since launch+42.6%+6.0%39.6%5.8%−25.6 pts−9.9 pts
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DJIA and KIQQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DJIA
Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF
Covered call on DIA, paying monthly
KIQQ
KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF
Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerGlobal XKraneShares
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkDow Jones Industrial Average (DIA)Nasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized6.3%6.3%
Expense ratio0.60%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year10.5%5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+2.4%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+13.7%+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+13.5%+15.9%
Ahead or behind+0.2 pts−9.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate84%not published
Age1667 days254 days
Net assets$189m$3m

DJIA in plain words

Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DJIA paid 10.5% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 2.4%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +13.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) returned +13.5% over the same days, so a holder was about even. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 84% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

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.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, DJIA or KIQQ?
DJIA charges 0.60% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so DJIA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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DJIA 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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