Data as of .
DUBS vs KIQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
DUBS and KIQQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, DUBS and KIQQ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in DUBS | Only in KIQQ |
|---|---|
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S& 74.61% | +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% |
| BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core E 25.28% | NVIDIA CORP 8.90% |
| TREASURY BILL 0.11% | APPLE INC 8.20% |
| MICROSOFT CORP 6.17% | |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5.14% | |
| AMAZON.COM INC 4.50% | |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21% | |
| ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | Cash paid | Against the benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUBS | KIQQ | DUBS | KIQQ | DUBS | KIQQ | |
| 3 months | +3.2% | −3.2% | 0.5% | 1.9% | +1.0 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +20.3% | +11.9% | 1.2% | 4.5% | +2.3 pts | −12.3 pts |
| 1 year | +20.3% | not published | 2.3% | not published | +3.7 pts | not published |
| 3 years | +80.1% | not published | 9.1% | not published | +1.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +84.4% | +6.0% | 9.3% | 5.8% | +2.4 pts | −9.9 pts |
| DUBS Aptus Large Cap Enhanced Yield ETF Option income on SPY, paying quarterly | KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Aptus | KraneShares |
| Strategy | option income | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | S&P 500 (SPY) | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | quarterly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 2.1% | 6.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 2.3% | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | +17.6% | −0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.3% | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +16.6% | +15.9% |
| Ahead or behind | +3.7 pts | −9.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1192 days | 254 days |
| Net assets | $353m | $3m |
DUBS in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, DUBS paid 2.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 17.6%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +20.3%. S&P 500 (SPY) returned +16.6% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 3.7 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 2.1%, 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, DUBS or KIQQ?
- DUBS charges 0.40% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so DUBS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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