Data as of .
FEPI vs KIQQ: which paid, and which earned it?
FEPI and KIQQ both write options for income.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FEPI and KIQQ hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FEPI | KIQQ |
|---|---|---|
| APPLE INC. | 5.14% | 8.20% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 8.91% | 5.14% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 5.21% | 4.50% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 5.14% | 3.31% |
| TESLA, INC. | 7.47% | 3.19% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 8.05% | 2.76% |
| NETFLIX, INC. | 5.16% | 1.39% |
| Only in FEPI | Only in KIQQ |
|---|---|
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 9.98% | +NDXDBHIO/-FED FUNDS 100.58% |
| ALPHABET INC. 8.83% | NVIDIA CORP 8.90% |
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 7.76% | MICROSOFT CORP 6.17% |
| INTEL CORPORATION 5.24% | ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.21% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 5.19% | ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.40% |
| PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5.17% | ALPHABET INC-CL C 3.15% |
| APPLOVIN CORPORATION 5.16% | SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.07% |
| ORACLE CORPORATION 5.16% | INTEL CORP 2.66% |
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEPI | KIQQ | FEPI | KIQQ | FEPI | KIQQ | |
| 3 months | +2.9% | −3.2% | 6.0% | 1.9% | +5.4 pts | −0.7 pts |
| 6 months | +17.2% | +11.9% | 12.8% | 4.5% | −7.1 pts | −12.3 pts |
| 1 year | +15.7% | not published | 23.4% | not published | −6.1 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +69.0% | +6.0% | 66.8% | 5.8% | −28.5 pts | −9.9 pts |
| FEPI REX FANG & Innovation Equity Premium Income ETF Covered call on QQQ, paying weekly | KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Index ETF Buffer with income on QQQ, paying monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | REX | KraneShares |
| Strategy | covered call | buffer with income |
| Benchmark | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy | Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) |
| Pays | weekly | monthly |
| Payout rate, annualized | 24.9% | 6.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.79% |
| Cash paid, 1 year | 23.4% | 5.8% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) |
| Price change, 1 year | −10.0% | −0.1% |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.7% | +6.0% (since launch on Jan 7, 2026) |
| Benchmark return, 1 year | +21.8% | +15.9% |
| Ahead or behind | −6.1 pts | −9.9 pts |
| Return of capital, latest estimate | not published | not published |
| Age | 1073 days | 254 days |
| Net assets | $713m | $3m |
FEPI in plain words
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, FEPI paid 23.4% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 10.0%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +15.7%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ), used as the innovation proxy returned +21.8% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 6.1 pts. At its price on Sep 18, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 24.9%, paid weekly.
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, FEPI or KIQQ?
- FEPI charges 0.65% a year and KIQQ charges 0.79%, so FEPI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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