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

DRKY and KIQQ both write options for income.

VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF and KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF.

14.1%DRKY cash paid, 1 year
5.8%KIQQ cash paid, 1 year
+24.1%DRKY total return, 1 year
+6.0%KIQQ total return, 1 year
DRKY9.7 pts ahead of SPY · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
SPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% of it arrived as cash9.7 pts ahead of SPYTotal return, distributions reinvestedSPY+14.4%DRKY+24.1%14.1% cash9.7 pts ahead of SPY
KIQQ9.9 pts behind QQQ · since launch to Sep 18, 2026
QQQ+15.9%KIQQ+6.0%5.8% 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, DRKY and KIQQ hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DRKY and KIQQ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDRKYKIQQ
Amazon.com Inc4.42%4.50%
Alphabet Inc4.45%3.40%
Tesla Inc2.07%3.19%
Sandisk Corp3.51%1.14%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC4.52%0.85%
Only in each
Only in DRKYOnly in KIQQ
Natera Inc 25.22%+NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 9.17%NVIDIA CORP 8.90%
STMicroelectronics NV 7.49%APPLE INC 8.20%
YPF SA 4.78%MICROSOFT CORP 6.17%
Insmed Inc 4.62%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14%
BBB Foods Inc 4.29%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21%
CDW Corp/DE 3.92%META PLATFORMS INC 3.31%
Fox Corp 3.89%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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

DRKY and KIQQ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
DRKYKIQQDRKYKIQQDRKYKIQQ
3 months+11.8%−3.2%3.8%1.9%+9.6 pts−0.7 pts
6 months+25.1%+11.9%8.1%4.5%+7.1 pts−12.3 pts
Since launch+24.1%+6.0%14.1%5.8%+9.7 pts−9.9 pts
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DRKY and KIQQ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DRKY
VistaShares Target 15 DRUKMacro Distribution ETF
Covered call on SPY, paying monthly
KIQQ
KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF
Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly
IssuerVistaSharesKraneShares
Strategycovered callbuffer with income
BenchmarkS&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxyNasdaq-100 (QQQ)
Paysmonthlymonthly
Payout rate, annualized14.8%6.3%
Expense ratio0.95%0.79%
Cash paid, 1 year14.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Price change, 1 year+8.1%−0.1%
Total return, 1 year+24.1% (since launch on Oct 8, 2025)+6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026)
Benchmark return, 1 year+14.4%+15.9%
Ahead or behind+9.7 pts−9.9 pts
Return of capital, latest estimatenot publishednot published
Age345 days254 days
Net assets$19m$3m

DRKY in plain words

Over the period since launch on Oct 8, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026, DRKY paid 14.1% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 8.1%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +24.1%. S&P 500 (SPY), used as a default proxy returned +14.4% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 14.8%, paid monthly.

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, DRKY or KIQQ?
DRKY charges 0.95% 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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DRKY 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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How every figure is computed · Standards and sources